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INTER-ARAB COMPETITION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF...
by Bettis, Timothy J.
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While historical ties between the Persian Gulf and
Southeast Asia date back centuries, interaction between
these regions in the twentieth century has traditionally
been limited to religiopolitical engagements such as the
hajj, or the movement of labor and remittances. In the
last decade, the strategic value of Southeast Asia has
risen dramatically for a number of reasons, including the
growth of the region's economies as well as the rise of
India, China, and other great powers. Emerging
concurrently with major economic restructuring in the
Middle East and the changing security dynamics of the
Persian Gulf, there is little doubt that the political,
economic, and military interactions of these regions will
grow. Given the growing diversity of Arab interactions in
the region, this raises the question, is Southeast Asia
emerging as a zone of competition between Arab Gulf
states? While the literature on ties between Asia and the
Middle East is growing, contemporary studies of inter-
Arab competition in Southeast Asia are largely missing.
Through the analytical framework of Regional Security
Complex Theory, this thesis concludes that Gulf Arab
outreach to Southeast Asia is neither cooperative nor
competitive, largely due to a lack of serious collective
threats to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) emerging
from this region combined with a low degree of intra-Arab
enmity.
Date Published: 2021-11-27 10:19:20
Identifier: interarabcompeti1094568299
Item Size: 17915
Language: English
Media Type: texts
# Topics
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Indonesia
competition
cooperation
Southeast Asia
international relations
regional security complex theory
Malaysia
securitization
Persian Gulf
transregional security studies
regional studies
Arab competition
Gulf Cooperation Council
Asia
Middle East
Arabian Gulf
soft power
Islam
comparative foreign policy
GCC
ASEAN
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