{"product_id":"the-gulf-region-and-israel-sigurd-neubauer-9781947857407","title":"The Gulf Region and Israel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the outset of his presidency, Donald Trump sought to narrow differences between Israel and the six monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-as part of his strategy to isolate Iran.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith that objective in mind, Trump's first visit abroad as president was to Riyadh in May 2017-where he addressed the U.S.-Arab-Islamic Summit-immediately followed by a visit to Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe President's message was clear: Saudi Arabia and Israel would serve as co-pillars of the U.S. security architecture for the broader Middle East. Under that vision, Egypt, Jordan and the six Gulf monarchies-together with Israel-would isolate Iran diplomatically. The second plank of this strategy was anchored in the so-called \"Maximum Pressure\" campaign, which sought for all practical purposes to expedite the collapse of Iran's economy as part of an effort to strengthen Washington's standing vis- -vis Tehran. The third plank focused on solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict. These dynamics, the Trump-administration reasoned, would help set the stage for the renegotiation of the Iran agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrump's vision, however, faced immediate resistance-not from Iran or its regional proxies, but rather from some of Washington's very own Gulf partners when they imposed a blockade on Qatar only weeks after his Riyadh address. While the crisis between Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt over Qatar was initially understood in Washington as an inter-Arab dispute, Sigurd Neubauer examines the overlooked and widely misunderstood Israeli and Omani roles in this feud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sigurd Neubauer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947857401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947857407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodesh Press L.L.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Sigurd Neubauer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43943352729855,"sku":"9781947857407","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_31ac121d-009b-432c-ace8-eb1e323f608c.jpg?v=1681497637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gulf-region-and-israel-sigurd-neubauer-9781947857407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}