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The military ambitions of the oil states

Hans Henrik Fafner
Review written by Hans Henrik Fafner
New Military Strategies. The Mirage of Autonomy in Saudi Arabia the UAE, and Qatar
Forfatter: Jean-Loup Samaan
Forlag: I.B. Tauris, (Storbritannien)
ARMS / There are a number of developments in the three oil states of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, which Jean-Loup Samaan researches in his latest book. These are the three oil states that account for 17 percent of all arms purchases worldwide. Saudi Arabia's desire to become a nuclear power in order to stand up to Iran.




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Hans Henrik Fafner
Hans Henrik Fafner
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