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The New Gulf Order: Crisis, Mediation, and Reconciliation
Author(s) -
AlAnsari Majed Mohammed Hassan,
Aras Bülent,
Yorulmazlar Emirhan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
middle east policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1475-4967
pISSN - 1061-1924
DOI - 10.1111/mepo.12544
Subject(s) - politics , normalization (sociology) , political science , mediation , political economy , order (exchange) , world order , middle east , context (archaeology) , development economics , geography , sociology , law , social science , economics , archaeology , finance
The longevity and depth of regional challenges in the Middle East have elevated political and security concerns to a new level within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in recent years. Three conflicting worldviews have confronted one another, resulting in debilitating consequences for the region. Increasing fragmentation of Arab politics, in turn, has engendered attempts at enforced Arab unity that have ultimately failed, further dividing and destabilizing the regional order. This article delineates the background of the Gulf crisis of 2017 within the broader context of the Arab Spring and analyzes the ensuing attempts at mediation, the US role in the region, political developments in Kuwait and Oman, normalization efforts with Israel, and the recent resolution of the Gulf crisis by examining various actors’ political roles.