Persian Gulf at the Millennium

GARY SICK is Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University. He served on the US National Security Council staff under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan, where he was the principal White House aide for Persian Gulf affairs from 1976-1981.LAWRENCE G. POTTER is Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University.

• Preface; Gary Sick & Lawrence Potter The Coming Crisis in the Gulf; Gary Sick The New Geo-Politics in the Gulf: Forces for Change and Stability; Richard K. Herrmann & R. William Ayres The Political Economy of National Security in the GCC States; F. Gregory Gause, III Oil and the Gulf: Alternative Futures; Paul Stevens The Emerging Private Sector: New Demands on an Old System; Karim Pakravan Border Disputes in the Gulf: Past, Present, and Future; Richard Schofield The Uprising in Bahrain: An Assessment; Munira Fakhro Does Iran Want Nuclear Weapons?; Shahram Chubin Iranian Military Capabilities and `Dual Containment'; Anthony Cordesman Confidence-Building Measures in the Persian Gulf; Lawrence Potter How Does Islam Govern? Diversity and Innovation in the Islamic States of the Gulf; Frank E. Vogel The Islamic Movement: The Case for Democratic Inclusion; Roy Mottahedeh Prospects for Conflict and Cooperation: The Gulf Towards the Year 2000; Anwar Gargash