The Gulf Military Balance: The Conventional and Asymmetric Dimensions

by Anthony H. Cordesman and Bryan Gold

The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world's largest reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia populations throughout the region have made the peninsula the focal point of US and Iranian strategic competition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442227915
• ISBN13: 9781442227910
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"