Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 3(2), pp. 116 - 121
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030206
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The Milestones of the Persian Gulf Security Developments

Seyed Mohsen Mirhosseini ^*, Elham Rasoulisaniabadi ^*
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Human Science, Yazd University, Iran

ABSTRACT

Security of the Persian Gulf region has been confronted many challenges during the history because of the geopolitical and geo-economical role of this region for western countries and superpowers especially after the occurrence of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. Objective of this paper is to discus and evaluate the challenges of the regional security arrangements by the US in the Persian Gulf. In this regard, Buzan's theory (Regional security complexes) is applied to undertake the reasons of insecurity in this region. Data are collected from articles, books and journals based on qualitative method. The main finding of the paper expresses that according on buzan's theory rivalries of local states in the region has caused the penetration of the external powers such as United States.

KEYWORDS
Persian Gulf, Regional Security, the United States, Iran

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Seyed Mohsen Mirhosseini , Elham Rasoulisaniabadi , "The Milestones of the Persian Gulf Security Developments," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 116 - 121, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030206.

(b). APA Format:
Seyed Mohsen Mirhosseini , Elham Rasoulisaniabadi (2015). The Milestones of the Persian Gulf Security Developments. Sociology and Anthropology, 3(2), 116 - 121. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030206.