Territorial foundations of the Gulf states

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Borders and territoriality in the gulf and the Arabian peninsula during the twentieth century, concepts of sovereignty in the gulf region, Britain's role in boundary drawing in Arabia: a synopsis, paractical problems of boundary delimitation in Arabia: the case of the United Arab Emirates, Iraq's claim to sovereignty over Kuwait, the Kuwaiti islands of Warbah and Bubiyan, and Iraqi access to the gulf, cross-border hydrocarbon reserves, shared zones as a solution to problems of territorial sovereignty in the gulf states, contemporary oil exploration and development pokicies in the gulf region, hydrocarbons and Iranian policies towards the gulf states:confrontation and co-operation in island and continental shelf affairs