Redefining the Persian Gulf Iran and the shift toward multipolar security
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Redefining the Persian Gulf: Iran and the shift toward multipolar security
MADRID – The security order of the Persian Gulf is undergoing a gradual but unmistakable transformation. For much of the post-Cold War period, regional stability rested on a relatively clear hierarchy. The United States provided overwhelming military predominance, Persian Gulf monarchies aligned within that framework, and Iran occupied a position defined largely through containment.
