The Arab Gulf defense pivot
Defense industrial policy in a changing geostrategic context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11221300 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heiko Borchert (0000-0003-0065-9684, Borchert Consulting & Research AG, Lucerne, Switzerland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 299-315 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Strategy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01495933.2018.1497345 |
| OpenAlex | W2913600091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Arab Gulf countries have been trying to set up a local defense industrial base for decades. Recently, these efforts have become much more serious due to a changing geostrategic context, local transformation, and the striving for a more active foreign policy role beyond the region. Today's Arab Gulf defense pivot rests on four pillars: broadening the traditional defense-supplier base; establishing indigenous defense industries; setting up a defense-industrial network within and beyond the region; enlarging foreign policy clout by way of defense exports, defense-material donations, and third-country defense funding. Despite progress, challenges regarding strategic and financial stability and local skill sets remain
Business · Context (archaeology · Defence industry · Defense industry · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Foreign policy · Geography · Indigenous · International trade · Management · Political science · Politics · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |