This book discusses how tensions and unknowns may impact future relations between a post-Brexit UK, the EU and the countries of the Gulf, including Iran. The authors of this book consider, in different ways, whether British and EU27 relations with the Gulf States may change or whether the traditions and the weight of their history reinforce the pre-existing patterns of these relationships. Ongoing changes in the Gulf, the present disputes and the trajectories economic reform also influence these discussions. The book analyses the changing positions of the US, China and Russia that are likely to impact Europe's interests.

It explores outcomes of ongoing world challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the crash of oil prices, to further examine Post-Brexit Europe and UK policy challenges towards Iran and the GCC States.

Focuses on post-Brexit policies towards the Middle East Specifically examines relations between a post-Brexit UK and the GCC/Iran Opens a discussion on the possibility of Britain returning to the Gulf as a global power

Autorentext

Dr. Geoffrey Edwards,  Emeritus Reader in European Studies, University of Cambridge, Department of Politics and International Studies, and Emeritus Fellow Pembroke College Cambridge and Jean Monnet Chair in Political Science

Dr. Abdullah Baabood is a graduate in business studies and international relations. He holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA), a Master in International Relations (MA) and a Doctorate in International political Economy (PhD) at Cambridge University. He particularly focuses on the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and their economic, social and political development as well as external relations. Dr. Diana Galeeva is currently an Academic Visitor to St Antony's College (Oxford University), having previously also been a Scholar-in-Residence at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. She completed her PhD at Durham University (UK). Her research interests include International Relations theory,Gulf Cooperation Council states' foreign policies, and Russia and the Middle East.

Inhalt
Part I. GCC and Post-Brexit Europe and UK.- Chapter 1: Post-Brexit Britain, Europe and Policy Towards Iran and the GCC states: Potential Challenges, and the Possibility of Cooperation.- Chapter 2: The Brexit dilemma: hard, mild or soft exit? The possible impact of post Brexit on EU-GCC and UK-GCC relations.- Chapter 3: Rising challenges to the US-led regional security architecture in the European Union and Gulf.- Chapter 4: Converging Diversification Concerns: Why are Europeans and Gulf States looking for a deepening of relations.- Part Two: Iran and Post-Brexit Europe and UK. Chapter 5: JCPoA's destiny: Europe between the USA and Iran. For how long?.- Chapter 6: The Potential Impact of Brexit on the E3/EU's Iran Policy: An Early Assessment.- Chapter 7: Brexit politico-economic influence on the prospects of trade and investment relations between the UK and the Gulf states.- Chapter 8: The Bahrain-UK partnership: Requirements and Obstacles.- Chapter 9: Afterword: Potential challenges and potential outcomes of Brexit: Relations between the UK, the GCC and Iran.