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The Red Sea Region: Local Actors and the Superpowers

The Red Sea Region: Local Actors and the Superpowers

Aliboni, Roberto
Boutros-Ghali, Boutros

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Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East

General Political ScienceInternational Relations

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ISBN10: 0815623321
ISBN13: 9780815623328
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: Apr 1 1985
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.29 Depth: 8.79
Language: English

Since the late 1970s the Red Sea has become extremely important both in international politics and in regional affairs. This new situation has come about because of the growing Soviet presence in the Horn of Africa and Saudi efforts to have the Red Sea treated as an 'Arab Lake'.

This book examines the development of the Red Sea as a significant problem in superpower relations and assesses its relative importance in the context of other conflicts in the Gulf and elsewhere in the Third World. The book analyses Soviet interests in the Red Sea area and examines its record in seeking to intervene in the domestic politics of the region. The book also discusses the degree of regional stability in the Red Sea both in terms of inter-Arab relations and Afro-Arab regulations. This issue is considered against the background of the security of the Nile Valley. In conclusion the book argues that Saudi Arabia's regional policies aimed at enhancing internal and

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