Challenged Hegemony by Steve A. Yetiv, Katerina Oskarsson - 9781503602878

Challenged HegemonyThe United States, China, and Russia in the Persian Gulf\nAuthor(s): Steve A. Yetiv, Katerina Oskarsson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9781503602878, 978-1503602878\nSynopsis\nFew issues in international affairs and energy security animate thinkers more than the classic topic of hegemony, and the case of the Persian Gulf presents particularly fertile ground for considering this concept. Since the 1970s, the region has undergone tumultuous changes, with dramatic shifts in the diplomatic, military, and economic roles of the United States, China, and Russia. In this book, Steve A. Yetiv and Katerina Oskarsson offer a panoramic study of hegemony and foreign powers in the Persian Gulf, offering the most comprehensive, data-driven portrait to date of their evolving relations.\n\n The authors argue that the United States has become hegemonic in the Persian Gulf, ultimately protecting oil.