This study of political relations in the Middle East analyzes the reasons behind the instability of the region.
Author(s): Mordechai Abir
Year: 1975
Language: English
Pages: 210
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Abbreviations......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Gulf Oil and the Great Powers......Page 15
The Arab Principalities of the Gulf on the Eve of Independence......Page 18
The Birth of the Gulf Federation and the Independence of Bahrain and Qatar......Page 25
Declining Stability in the Gulf and its Consequences......Page 29
General Background—The Rise of King Faisal......Page 32
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Yemen......Page 33
The Régime and the Internal Struggle for Power......Page 37
Development, Modernisation and the Emergence of New Élites......Page 39
The Saudi Armed Forces......Page 44
Conclusions......Page 46
Notes......Page 48
II Crisis in Southern Arabia......Page 57
Reforms and the Struggle for Power......Page 60
Communist Aid and NLF Achievements......Page 66
Revolution and Counter-Revolution......Page 71
Notes......Page 77
Historical Background......Page 82
The United States......Page 83
The Soviet Union......Page 84
Sino-Soviet Rivalry......Page 88
The Arab-Israeli Conflict......Page 90
Tension in the Horn of Africa......Page 93
Geopolitics of Oil......Page 96
Notes......Page 100
IV Conflict in the Horn of Africa......Page 105
The Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) 1961–67......Page 109
The ‘Unbalancing’ of the Balance of Power in Northeast Africa 1968–70......Page 111
The Disintegration of the Anti-Ethiopian Front and the Erosion of ELF Power......Page 116
The ELF between Pragmatism and Ideology......Page 119
Notes......Page 122
V Conclusion......Page 126
Bibliographical Note......Page 132
Index......Page 135
