The Persian Gulf after the Cold War / edited by M. E. Ahrari, James H. Noyes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-236) and index.

Maps : Persian Gulf and environs – Saudi Arabia & environs – The Middle East & The new Muslim Asian republic – I. The Outside Powers and the Persian Gulf : 1. Policies of the United States and the Commonwealth of Independent States: A Post-Cold War Perspective - 2. The Persian Gulf: A European Challenge to U.S. Hegemony? – II. Dominant Indigenous Players : 3. Iran in the Post-Cold War Persian Gulf Order – 4. Iraq and the Post-Cold War Order – 5. The Saudi Role in the New Middle East Order – III. Strategic Issues and Prospects : 6. Gulf Oil: Geo-Economic and Geo-Strategic Realities in the Post-Cold War and Post-Gulf War Era – 7. Arms Race in the Persian Gulf: The Post-Cold War Dynamics – 8. The Gulf Cooperation Council: Prospects for Collective Security - Conclusion: Regional Outlook -- Appendix A: The Proliferation of Chemical Weapons in the Middle East and Its Implications - Appendix B: The Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles in Selected Middle Eastern Countries.