아프리카ㆍ중동

Abstract

The coming meeting between the U.S. and the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has highlighted the growing crisis in Gulf security, the widening range of threats from non-state actors, and the fact that Iran poses security challenges that go far beyond its search for nuclear weapons. It has also highlighted the need to redefine the security partnership between the US, the Arab Gulf states, and other key states like Egypt and Jordan.

The Burke Chair at CSIS is preparing a new book-length assessment of the Gulf military balance, the military capabilities of each Gulf state, the role of the U.S. as a security partner, and the priorities for change in the structure of both the GCC and the Arab Gulf military partnership with the US. This assessment goes far beyond the conventional military balance and examines how force developments in the region affect joint and asymmetric warfare, missiles and missile defense, nuclear forces, and the role of non-state actors, and outside powers.