Smart Power in Barack Obama's Foreign Policy

Hakim Zermouni

Description

U.S. relations with the six nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) have been characterized by the use of "smart power" during the administration of President Barack Obama. The evolution in how the United States carries out diplomacy in the region offers an opportunity to examine its value in strengthening relations with the countries involved. This book explores the concept of smart power as a modern outgrowth of more traditional forms of diplomacy. It then examines how the United States has applied it in its diplomatic dealings with each of the GCC countries individually, and assesses the benefits and drawbacks of its use in a critical part of the world.

Sujets

• Géopolitique
• Diplomatie
• Relations internationales

Informations

• Publié par: L'Harmattan
• Date de parution: 15 septembre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 14
• EAN13: 9782140018329
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

the beneIts and drawbacks of its use in a critical part of the world.

Paris, in the Ield of commercial diplomacy.

vil servants, military ofIcials and managers, the Centre d’Études

HakIM Zermouni

SMàRT PoweR InBàRàck ObàMà’s FoReIgn PoLIcy A Systemic Approach to Diplomacy with the Gulf Cooperation Council

DiPlOmaCY aND StratEGY

SMART POWER IN BARACK OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY

A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO DIPLOMACY WITH THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL

“Diplomacy and Strategy” English Series Directors: Fouad Nohra and Michael J. Strauss Diplomacy and Strategy is a collection initiated by the academic directorate of the Centre d’Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques to promote the outstanding scientific work presented by Ph.D. graduates, professors and researchers. The scope of subjects covered is as wide as international relations itself, encompassing disciplines such as political science, economic science, international law and sociology. OTHER TITLES CARTA Gianni,Berlusconi and the Power of Television: 2008-11, 2016. SADIA Antoine, Democratic Governance and Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2013. Alena F. DOUHAN,Regional Mechanisms of Collective Security. The New Face of Chapter VIII of the UN Charter?, 2013. SOLVIT Samuel,Dimensions of War. Understanding War as a Complex Adaptive System, 2012. DUQUESNE Isabelle,Nepal, Zone of Peace. A Revised Concept for the Constitution, 2011. STRAUSS Michael J.,The Viability of Territorial Leases in Resolving International Sovereignty Disputes,2010.

Hakim Zermouni

SMART POWER IN BARACK OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY

A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO DIPLOMACY WITH THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL

© L’Harmattan, 2016 5-7, rue de l’Ecole-Polytechnique, 75005 Paris http://www.harmattan.fr [e-mail] ISBN : 978-2-343-10083-8 EAN : 9782343100838

To my leader in life, my dear Mother;

to my loving Father;

to my two supportive sisters, Houria and Sofia;

and to my generous sister Amal… with the utmost admiration and gratitude

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Acknowledgments ........................................................................................11

The Gulf Cooperation Council States ...........................................................13

Introduction...................................................................................................15

Part One. Systems and Concepts of Hard, Soft and Smart Power.........43 Chapter 1. Structural, Functional and Historical Aspects of the System ......45

Chapter 2. Hard Power, A Political and Sociological Concept ....................61

Chapter 3. Soft Power, The Second Face of Power .....................................69

Chapter 4. Smart Power, A Balance between Defense and Diplomacy ......81

Part Two. Relations Between the United States and the GCC .............107

Chapter 5. The GCC in its Context - MENA and the Arab Spring.............109

Chapter 6. Smart Power in US-GCC Relations - Bahrain ..........................117

Chapter 7. Smart Power in US-GCC Relations - Kuwait ...........................131

Chapter 8. Smart Power in US-GCC Relations - Oman .............................145

Chapter 9. Smart Power in US-GCC Relations - Qatar ..............................157

Chapter 10. Smart Power in US-GCC Relations - Saudi Arabia ................171

Chapter 11. Smart Power in US-GCC Relations - United Arab Emirates ..185

Part Three. Discussion and Evaluation of the Research .......................201 Chapter 12. Comparing and Contrasting ....................................................203

Chapter 13. Hofstede's Paradigm................................................................217

Chapter 14. Shortcomings, Successes and Failures ....................................235

Conclusion ..................................................................................................249

Bibliography ...............................................................................................253