Questions tagged [persian-gulf]
This tag represents the state of affairs around the Persian Gulf.
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How does the MARITIME Act differ from or improve on the IMSC?
A UAE think tank had an article on Sep 5 saying:
the US Congress is also increasingly on board with the integrated deterrence doctrine. As part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ...
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Does and did the US give specific reasons for its military presence in the Persian Gulf?
In the discussion about this question it was pointed out that
the US navy has been maintaining a presence in the Persian Gulf since the end of WW2 and having ships there isn't an unusual thing.
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Why was the USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf in 1988? [closed]
At 3 July of 1988 a USS Vincennes was in the Persian gulf. Why US navy was in the Persian gulf at that time?
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I'm seeing my question is flagged as it is trying to
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Why is the public opinion about GCC countries so low in the USA/UK?
What is the public perception in the USA and the UK about oil-rich gulf countries and their people?
According to the above post, the public approval rate of GCC countries and their people is low in ...
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What is the public perception in the USA and the UK about oil-rich gulf countries and their people?
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are very loyal US and UK allies, I guess.
However, how do the general population of the USA and the UK see them as allies? Do they see them as valued allies ...
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What explains the durability of Arab monarchies?
I can't seem to wrap my head around how the Arab monarchies have faced little to no resistance to their respective regimes. On both a domestic and international front, these monarchies have beaten ...
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Why didn't the Gulf countries diversify their economy in the last 70 years so that they can become less dependent on oil?
In the Gulf, oil was discovered in the early 20th century. This is the 21st century and these gulf countries are still far behind diversifying their economy.
Why? Why didn't the Gulf countries ...