TY - BOOK AU - BEAVER Paul (ed.) TI - Jane's Sentinel: the unfair advantage: security assessment: the Gulf States SN - 0710613237 (hbk.) PY - 1996/// CY - Coulsdon, UK PB - Jane's Information Group Inc. KW - AIR FORCES KW - ARMED FORCES KW - DEFENCE EXPENDITURE KW - DEFENCE INDUSTRY KW - DEFENCE PROCUREMENT KW - ECONOMIC INDICATORS KW - FOREIGN RELATIONS KW - IRAN KW - IRAQ KW - KUWAIT KW - LAND FORCES KW - MIDDLE EAST KW - NAVAL FORCES KW - OMAN KW - POLICE KW - QATAR KW - REGIONAL SECURITY KW - SAUDI ARABIA KW - SECURITY ASSESSMENT KW - THREAT ASSESSMENT KW - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES KW - YEMEN N2 - COVERAGE:Provides a detailed analysis for 9 countries in the Region and a regional overview which includes comparative statistical tables. Each country entry includes a brief country profile; and sections on history; politics; international affairs; threat - external and internal; defence - military forces overview, defence spending, military R & D, defence production, army,air force, navy, police, paramilitary, customs, border guards, security forces, foreign forces ; geography; and economy ER -