This book examines military expenditures, arms imports and military deployment to analyze how and why the Persian Gulf is the most militarized region in the world. The authors explore Muslim teachings about peace, war and economics; how it affects military and economic development. They also...

The Persian Gulf is arguably the most militarized region in the world. The authors of this insightful book examine military expenditures, arms imports and military deployment to analyze how and why this came to be. Muslim teachings have much to say about peace, war and economics, and this book...

In this paper, we assess the implications of changes in bilateral diplomatic relations with the United States for economic relations. We identify countries whose relations with the US changed during two historic and significant milestones in the past three decades, and a third group of countries...