{"product_id":"strategic-hedging-in-the-arab-peninsula-9780367109738","title":"Strategic Hedging in the Arab Peninsula","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrategic Hedging in the Arab Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations. Jean-Loup Samaan explores the dynamics underpinning the evolution of strategic partnerships between the Gulf States and Asian partners. He looks at how Gulf countries have pursued a diversification strategy in response to the risk of a potential retreat from the region on the part of traditional partners such as the US, and argues that, rather than being the result of a deliberate common policy on the part of the Gulf States, this trend derives from unilateral choices by Gulf leaders, best explained by the concept of strategic hedging'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1. The End of the Post-Gulf War Order 2.The Rise of the Gulf-Asian Common Strategic Interests 3. The Politics of Gulf-Asian Security Cooperation 4. The Fragile Decoupling of Regional Power Plays Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401875693911,"sku":"9780367109738","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strategic-hedging-in-the-arab-peninsula-9780367109738","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}