Eleven chapters, presented by Kamrava (director of the Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown U.'s School of Foreign Service in Qatar), explore the reasons for changing international relations in the Persian Gulf region and the consequences of these changes for the international relations of the Gulf and beyond. Topics include sovereignty and boundaries in the Gulf states, contemporary security dilemmas in the Gulf, foreign policy of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), GCC perceptions of collective security, American policy towards the region, regional consequences of internal turmoil in Iraq, Saudi Arabia's regional security strategy, Iranian foreign and security policies in the Gulf, Chinese and Indian relations with the Gulf, and political reform and foreign policy in the Gulf monarchies. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)