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This book will discuss Saudi Arabia and the smaller Gulf states, the threats with which they must contend, and the manner in which they are choosing to do so. While the focus of this analysis will revolve around the relations of these Arab Gulf states with Iran, a country that has played a central role in their threat perception since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this research will also consider the relations with each other and with the United States, and the effect of other regional events and forces that impact considerations, chief among them the Arab Upheavals.
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The Gulf, which is mainly known as the “Persian Gulf” and is sometimes called the “Arab Gulf,” will, in most instances, is called in this memorandum by its neutral name, “the Gulf.” The dispute between the Arab Gulf states and Iran over the name is more semantic. The UN was even asked to address this issue, and it established a committee of experts, which chose the name “Persian Gulf,” claiming that this was for geographic, historical, and legal reasons. See United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names, Working Paper No. 61, Historical, Geographical and Legal Validity of the Name: Persian Gulf, Vienna, 2006.
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Guzansky, Y. (2015). Introduction: Defensive Monarchies. In: The Arab Gulf States and Reform in the Middle East: Between Iran and the “Arab Spring”. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467836_1
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