استراتيجيات الأمن القومي لدول الخليج

Abstract EN

This article aims to analyze the national security strategies of the six Gulf countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia) that are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Gulf countries have become one of the important elements of Middle East politics with the Arab Revolts.

For this reason, how the Gulf countries designed their national security in the face of threats in the Middle East should be analyzed.

The ends, ways and means in the national security strategies of the Gulf countries will be examined.

First, the article examines how the Gulf countries have a threat perception and threat definition.

Secondly, it discusses which security ways the Gulf countries follow.

Third, the article focuses on which of the hard and soft power means the Gulf countries have used.