The Gulf Cooperation Council: How Functional is it?
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established to secure its six members from external threats, mainly Iran and Iraq, but failed to realize this goal due to several reasons. First, this study argues that since the GCC is unable to ensure their security, member states looked for foreign protectors. Second, the enmity among members stems from cross-borders conflicts, which they could avoid intervening. Third, in line with the theory, countries having security problems can hardly form a well-established IGO (inter-governmental organization), and the situation of the GCC complies with the theory. Finally, the GCC has more candidates for leadership, thus they face difficulties in forming an alliance. Consequently, the future of the GCC does not look brilliant and it might remain as an organization having a very little function. The study is expected to contribute the literature of the Middle East by examining factors that led to the inefficiency of the GCC. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used for writing the article.
Keywords: Gulf Cooperation Council, Middle East, Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Iran.
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