Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait: Evaluating their Role in Regional Organizations and the Prospects for a Small State Security Cooperation Framework

Konstantinos ZARRAS

Article Details

Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait: Evaluating their Role in Regional Organizations and the Prospects for a Small State Security Cooperation Framework

Authors:

Konstantinos ZARRAS

Publisher:

Fikret BİRDİŞLİ

Main Topics:

International relations

Journal:

International Journal of Politics and Security 2021 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.1-23

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000468748

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2667-8268

pISSN:

2667-8268

Abstract:

 

Throughout the decade of the Arab Uprisings, the security environment of the broader Middle East area had altered in an essential way. The revolutionary wave that spread around North Africa and the Middle East, and the vigorous counter-revolutionary response it provoked, fuelled revolts, civil wars, and extra-regional interventions by global powers. As a result, the small Gulf states had to navigate through uncharted waters. IR scholarship has extensively explored the challenges and opportunities for small states within the changing international system. In particular, it is highlighted that membership in international organizations -regional and global- can increase their capacity for influence. Meanwhile, attention has recently been directed to the advantages that small states can derive from the establishment of security cooperation networks. This article’s central aim is to provide an overview of the state of play regarding the policies of three small states in the Gulf: Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. What are the obstacles that prevent them from deriving the most benefit from their participation in the regional organizations of the League of the Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council? For what reasons the prospect for the formation of a small Gulf states’ security network is regarded as a distant possibility, despite the substantial gains that can be obtained for the three monarchies under consideration?.

 

Throughout the decade of the Arab Uprisings, the security environment of the broader Middle East area had altered in an essential way. The revolutionary wave that spread around North Africa and the Middle East, and the vigorous counter-revolutionary response it provoked, fuelled revolts, civil wars, and extra-regional interventions by global powers. As a result, the small Gulf states had to navigate through uncharted waters. IR scholarship has extensively explored the challenges and opportunities for small states within the changing international system. In particular, it is highlighted that membership in international organizations -regional and global- can increase their capacity for influence. Meanwhile, attention has recently been directed to the advantages that small states can derive from the establishment of security cooperation networks. This article’s central aim is to provide an overview of the state of play regarding the policies of three small states in the Gulf: Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. What are the obstacles that prevent them from deriving the most benefit from their participation in the regional organizations of the League of the Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council? For what reasons the prospect for the formation of a small Gulf states’ security network is regarded as a distant possibility, despite the substantial gains that can be obtained for the three monarchies under consideration?.

Article Details

Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait: Evaluating their Role in Regional Organizations and the Prospects for a Small State Security Cooperation Framework

Authors: Konstantinos ZARRAS

Publisher: Fikret BİRDİŞLİ

Main Topics: International relations

Journal: International Journal of Politics and Security 2021 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.1-23

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000468748

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2667-8268

pISSN: 2667-8268

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Authors:

Konstantinos ZARRAS

Publisher:

Fikret BİRDİŞLİ

Main Topics:

International relations

Journal:

International Journal of Politics and Security 2021 Vol.3 Issue 2, pp.1-23

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000468748

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2667-8268

pISSN:

2667-8268