This study compares the utility of three approaches to international relations (i.e., realism, dependencia, and interdependence) in explaining contemporary interstate trade in arms. It delineates the West European-Arabian Gulf arms trade connection from 1970 to 1987. It considers the theoretical framework of interdependence as an appropriate application for explaining this relationship. / Two research methods are applied to investigate Europe's arms sales policy to the Gulf from an interdependence perspective. First, a theoretical approach is used to explore the overall mutual relations between the two blocs based on the main premises of interdependence. It is argued that this theory yields more positive results than realism and dependencia when applied to the reciprocal relationship between Europe and the Gulf states. / Second, four hypotheses were operationalized to investigate the Euro-Gulf arms trade as a manifestation of an interdependent relationship between the two sides. The analysis of data concerning European arms flow to the Gulf region during the last two decades yielded results in favor of the features of interdependence between the two parties. / The findings of this study suggest that European arms sales to the Gulf region can be explained based on the developments in the oil market associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict during the 1970s. The study also indicates a noteworthy rapprochement between Western Europe and the Arab Gulf countries in the military sector during the present decade. This suggests a favorable European response to the creation of the GCC and its new defense strategy. / The general conclusion is that Western Europe's foreign policy in the Arabian Gulf, as measured through its arms sales behavior, likely reflects the continent's attitudes toward certain developments within and outside that region in the last two decades. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-08, Section: A, page: 2638. / Major Professor: James Lee Ray. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1989.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78047 |
| Contributors | Johar, Hasan Abdullah., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 372 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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