The Red Sea Region: Local Actors and the Superpowers - Couverture rigide

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Aliboni, Roberto

 
9781138923751: The Red Sea Region: Local Actors and the Superpowers
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ISBN 10 : 1138923753 ISBN 13 : 9781138923751
Editeur : Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Since the late 1970s the Red Sea has become extremely important both in international politics and regional affairs. This situation came about because of the growing Soviet presence in the Horn of Africa and Saudi efforts to have the Red Sea treated as an 'Arab Lake'. This book, first published in 1985, examines the development of the Red Sea as a significant problem in superpower relations and assesses its relative importance in the context of other conflicts in the Gulf and elsewhere in the Third World. It analyses Soviet interests in the Red Sea area and examines its record in seeking to intervene in the domestic politics of the region. The book also discusses the degree of regional stability in the Red Sea both in terms of inter-Arab relations and Afro-Arab regulations. This issue is considered against the background of the security of the Nile valley. In conclusion the book argues that Saudi Arabia's regional policies aimed at enhancing internal and external security have proved destabilizing and in a way even adventurous. By fermenting Somali nationalism Saudi Arabia hoped to push the Soviets out of the Red Sea. In fact this policy reinforced the Soviet presence in the Horn of Africa. Similarly, Saudi Arabia's regular interference in the domestic affairs of North Yemen may well prove extremely counter-productive. The book argues that the West's preoccupation with the region would lessen considerably if Saudi Arabia and Egypt would promote policies of cooperation, rather than destabilization at both inter-Arab and Afro-Arab levels.

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Roberto Aliboni

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138923753
ISBN 13 
9781138923751
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780815623328: The Red Sea Region: Local Actors and the Superpowers

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0815623321 ISBN 13 :  9780815623328
Editeur : Syracuse University Press, 1985
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