The British Withdrawal from the Arabian Gulf and Saudi Arabia's Attempts to Establish a Gulf Deterrent Force, 1971-1991 | ||
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| Volume 53, Issue 7 - Serial Number 2, April 2025, Pages 407-425 PDF (401.65 K) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aafu.2025.387895.1946 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ekhlas Al-Eide1; Shadia Al-Adwan2; Tariq khrisat3; Hadi Al-Mahasneh4 | ||
| 1الجامعيةAl-Balqa Applied University, Aqaba University | ||
| 2الجامعيةAl-Balqa Applied University | ||
| 3Faculty of Arts and Sciences | ||
| 4Aqaba University of Medical Sciences | ||
| Abstract | ||
| After occupying the region since around 1616, the British decided in 1968 to completely withdraw from the Arabian Gulf before the end of 1971. It was a move that created many regional and international crises and increasingly continued to threaten the security of the Middle East. Since then, there has been an outbreak of confrontations and armed conflicts over the last 50-plus years that have deprived the region of stability, including the first Gulf War between Iraq and Iran in 1980 and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and attempted ouster of its princely regime in August 1990. Indeed, the heavy burdens left by the invasion are still present today. Because the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest among the Arab Gulf states and has economic and human potential, it was natural for the Kingdom to take the lead in working and striving to preserve the security of the Arab Gulf and its states. This study comes from the security concerns and fears that pervaded the Arabian Gulf and the attempts to fill the emerging void that the British withdrawal from the region left behind. As a result, it will examine the reasons behind the withdrawal and clarify the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in trying to ensure the security of the Arab Gulf. Along with the British withdrawal, the study focuses on why Saudi Arabia believes it has the qualifications to protect the Gulf region and its surrounding countries, how its role as protector ensures better relations with those countries, along with the benefits gained from its deepening of the security and stability of the Arab Gulf. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| British Withdrawal; Arabian Gulf; Void; Gulf Deterrent Force | ||
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