Abstract
GCC countries, above all the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are playing an increasingly important role in regional stabilisation efforts in the wider Middle East. While they often do so co-jointly with other international actors, their concept and practice of stabilisation do not always conform with that of their international partners. This chapter will focus on the approaches of GCC countries in stabilisation by analysing their gradual emergence as stabilisation actors, the political objectives and theoretical frameworks that inform their actions, and the impact their policies have had on a number of crisis countries. The chapter will also compare GCC approaches to stabilisation with those of other major international actors in order to come to a better understanding in how far they are compatible or competing.
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Behr, T. (2020). GCC Approaches to Stabilisation: Compatible or Competing?. In: Gervais, V., van Genugten, S. (eds) Stabilising the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25229-8_6
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