This book discusses the various critical dimensions of the Qatar Crisis as a development that has fundamentally reshaped the nature of regional integration for the near future. It represents the first academic attempt to challenge the commonly propagated binary view of this conflict. Further, the book explains the Gulf Crisis in the context of the transformation of the Gulf in the early 21st century, with new alliances and balances of power emerging. At the heart of the book lies the question of how the changing global and regional order facilitated or even fuelled the 2017 Crisis, which it argueswas only the most recent climax in an ongoing crisis in the Gulf, on that had been simmering since 2011 and is rooted in historical feuds that date back to the 1800s. While contextualizing the crisis historically, the book also seeks to look beyond historical events to identify underlying patterns of identity security in connection with state and nation building in the Gulf.

Andreas Kriegis an Assistant Professor of Defence Studies at Kings College London. He is currently seconded to the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, where he is employing his expertise in the professional education of leaders from the defenceand security sector, as well as the foreign policy field. From 2013 to 2017, he was based at Kings College in Qatar, providing professional military education to officers from Gulf Cooperation Council militaries. Dr Kriegs research in the field of security and conflict studies particularly focuses on the Middle East as a region in transition. He has recently published a book with Palgrave titled Socio-Political Order and Security in the Arab World and has a monograph forthcoming with Georgetown University Press titled Surrogate Warfare.

Introduction.-Chapter I: Perceptions and Divisions in Security and Defence Structures in Arab Gulf States.-Chapter II: Tribe and Tribalism: The Trojan Horse of GCC States?.-Chapter III: Bitter Brethren: Freuds Narcissism of Minor Differences and the Gulf Divide.-Chapter IV: The UAE, Qatar and the Question of Political Islam.-Chapter V: The Weaponization of Narratives amid the Gulf Crisis.-Chapter VI: The Saudi Dimension: Understanding the Kingdom's position in the Gulf Crisis.-Chapter VII: The Trump Factor in the Gulf Divide.-Chapter VIII: The Political Economy of the Gulf Divide.-Chapter IX: The Future of the GCC amid the Gulf Divide.-Chapter X: The Libyan Revolution Undone - The conversation will not be televised.-Chapter XI: The Evolution of Turkey- Qatar Relations amid a growing Gulf Divide.-Chapter XII: Iran& Qatar: A Forced Rapprochement.-Chapter XIII: Qatars Response to the Crisis: Public Diplomacy as a means of Crisis Management.-Chapter XIV: Making Sense of Europes Response to the Gulf Crisis.-Conclusion.