Oman and the world : the emergence of an independent foreign policy / Joseph A. Kechichian.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1995.Description: xxv, 409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0833023322
  • 9780833023322
Report number: MR-680-RCSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 953.53 21
LOC classification:
  • DS247.O68 K43 1995
Other classification:
  • 15.75
  • 15.76
  • 6,23
Online resources: Summary: In July 1970, amid vast turmoil throughout the Persian Gulf region, Qaboos bin Sa'id led a successful coup against his father and proclaimed himself the new Head of State. Sultan Qaboos promised to institute a modern, efficient, and just government and to establish friendly relations with neighboring countries. Facing significant internal challenges to his authority, Qaboos restored internal order through effective military and economic measures. Simultaneously, he adopted long-term principles that facilitated the introduction of capable foreign policy initiatives, based on nonintervention in the affairs of other countries, respect for international law, and nonalignment. Today, the Sultanate of Oman remains stable--its foreign policy flexible by nature, its regional preeminence assured. This report systematically analyzes the foreign policy of the Sultanate. It traces the origins of the Omani nation-state, identifies trends in Omani diplomacy, and examines the Sultanate's foreign policy in the modern era, focusing on relations with states on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Persian Gulf region, with the West, and around the world.
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Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library STACKS DS247.O68 K43 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) V. Copy 1 Available 197010060
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library STACKS DS247.O68 K43 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) V. Copy 2 Available 197010061

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-400) and index.

In July 1970, amid vast turmoil throughout the Persian Gulf region, Qaboos bin Sa'id led a successful coup against his father and proclaimed himself the new Head of State. Sultan Qaboos promised to institute a modern, efficient, and just government and to establish friendly relations with neighboring countries. Facing significant internal challenges to his authority, Qaboos restored internal order through effective military and economic measures. Simultaneously, he adopted long-term principles that facilitated the introduction of capable foreign policy initiatives, based on nonintervention in the affairs of other countries, respect for international law, and nonalignment. Today, the Sultanate of Oman remains stable--its foreign policy flexible by nature, its regional preeminence assured. This report systematically analyzes the foreign policy of the Sultanate. It traces the origins of the Omani nation-state, identifies trends in Omani diplomacy, and examines the Sultanate's foreign policy in the modern era, focusing on relations with states on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Persian Gulf region, with the West, and around the world.