Arabia, the Gulf and the West

Download or read book Arabia, the Gulf and the West written by J. B. Kelly and published by Diane Books Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published more than 15 years ago, this book was immediately hailed as an indispensable guide for understanding a much misunderstood region. It discusses in rich & fascinating detail the nations of the Persian Gulf on which the West's security & oil supplies now more than ever depend -- their political regimes & policies, their economies, & the mindsets of their leaders. It also tells the story of how the West's supine policies deliberately pulled us out of the region & led to a dangerous power vacuum in the world's most important strategic area -- a vacuum that the West feels it must fill by force of arms.