Oil, Power and Politics : Conflict of Asian and African Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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