The Omani Pursuit of a Large Peninsula Shield Force: A Case Study of a Small State's Search for Security

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Mason, Robert. 2013. « The Omani Pursuit of a Large Peninsula Shield Force: A Case Study of a Small State’s Search for Security ». British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 41 (4): 355-67. doi:10.1080/13530194.2014.918801, bibliographie, consulté le 6 avril 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/31903

Titre: The Omani Pursuit of a Large Peninsula Shield Force: A Case Study of a Small State's Search for Security
Créateur: Mason, Robert Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur
Sujet: Vie politique -- Oman -- 1970-2020 Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur
Résumé: After the failure of a small Peninsula Shield Force (PSF) to protect Kuwait in the lead up to the Gulf War in 1991, Sultan Qaboos, the ruler of Oman, proposed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that it develop a large-standing army of 100,000 troops. Although Oman was not wholly successful in achieving its objective during the main negotiation period up to 1995, it did manage to contribute to small shifts in GCC security policy during periods of conﬂict. Nevertheless, it took the Arab Uprisings in 2011 to achieve a fundamental re-orientation of GCC security policy which favoured higher numbers of PSF troops. This paper analyses the factors which facilitated and constrained Omani policy during the 20-year period and argues that Oman is only able to further its security interests when they are framed in a way that are conducive to the overriding political interests of the GCC.
Est une partie de: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur
volume: 41
numéro: 4
pages: 355-367
Date: 2014
Langue: eng
doi: 10.1080/13530194.2014.918801
issn: 1353-0194, 1469-3542

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