{"product_id":"9789819217014","title":"Contemporary Gulf Studies: Foreign Policy, Security, and the New Geopolitics of the Gulf","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Gulf Studies: Foreign Policy, Security, and the New Geopolitics of the Gulf\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBakir, Ali; Coates Ulrichsen, Kristian; Cafiero, Giorgio\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"rgb(31, 73, 125)\" data-ogsb=\"yellow\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis volume offers the first comprehensive assessment of how the Iran–Israel rivalry is reshaping Gulf security and transforming the foreign policies, strategic behavior, and defense choices of the GCC states. Spanning the post–October 2023 conflagration, the June 2025 Twelve-Day War, and its devastating 2026 sequel, the sixteen chapters examine the securitization of the rivalry, country-level foreign policy adaptation across all six GCC members, the fate of connectivity corridors such as IMEC and the Belt and Road, and recalibrated relationships with \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eTürkiye\u003c\/span\u003e, Pakistan, India, and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"rgb(31, 73, 125)\" data-ogsb=\"yellow\"\u003eThe book explains how Gulf states have simultaneously pursued de-escalation with Iran, selective engagement with Israel, strategic autonomy, and the safeguarding of their ambitious economic visions against the threat of wider war. Drawing on Regional Security Complex Theory alongside hedging, sheltering, small-states, and strategic foresight approaches, the volume brings together early-career researchers, senior academics, regional experts, and practitioners from institutions across the Gulf, the wider Middle East, Europe, South Asia, and the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"rgb(31, 73, 125)\" data-ogsb=\"yellow\"\u003eThe result is a uniquely interdisciplinary account that transcends the existing literature and serves as essential reading for academics, researchers, postgraduate students, policymakers, diplomats, and practitioners working on Middle East politics, international relations, security studies, and Gulf affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-12-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789819217014\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49478069584012,"sku":"9789819217014","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819217014","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}