All of the GCC countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - are undergoing historic socio-economic transitions. They are facing enormous strains on public finances and challenging economic outlooks, due to fluctuating oil prices, demographic pressures,...

Early encounters and rivalry to reach out to the region -- The oil boom-induced construction bonanza and export markets -- Coping with crisis : the South's loss is the North's gain -- Business as usual in the era of transition and uncertainty -- The pinnacle of gains in the midst of rising new...

"Once just sleepy desert sheikdoms, the Arab Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait now exert unprecedented influence on international affairs--the result of their almost unimaginable riches in oil and gas. In this book, Rory Miller, an expert in...