Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 12/2014

International Shifts and Their Security Impact on the Gulf: Key Trends and Key Numbers

Anthony H. Cordesman

December 2014

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Abstract

International Shifts and Their Security Impact on the Gulf: Quantifying Key Trends was given as a speech at the Third International Conference on Strategic Studies: Shifts and Changes in the World System and its Impacts on the Middle East; November 25-26, 2014, Doha, Qatar. It focus on the key numbers and trends affecting regional stability, the military balance, the US strategic partnership with Arab states, and the need for increased cooperation between Arab States.