Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a Research Fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute of Public Policy and an Associate Fellow at Chatham House, United States of America. Previous books include Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era (2011) and Qatar and the Arab Spring (2014).

• Introduction PART I: GLOBALIZATION AND THE GULF 1. The Gulf and the Global Economy 2. Small States in World Politics 3. State Capitalism and Strategic Niches 4. Gulf Perspectives on the Global Rebalancing PART II: CHANGING PATTERNS OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT 5. The Internationalisation of Gulf Finance 6. Shifting Patterns of Global Trade 7. Global Aviation and the Gulf 8. Migrant Labour in the Gulf 9. The Illusion of Security? Conclusion. The Gulf Paradox

"The Gulf States in International Political Economy by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a welcome addition to scholarship on the growing economic and political power of the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. ... Ulrichsen's treatment of the Gulf states is thorough and well-informed. This book will be an important reference for scholars and policymakers interested in GCC politics, finance and international relations." (Dr. Karen E. Young, global Policy, globalpolicyjournal.com, June, 2016)