Political Science: Gulf Crisis and Terrorism

This article discusses the Gulf crisis and terrorism in the Middle East. It evaluates the political system historically formed in the Gulf States, the role of crisis in the Gulf States, and the effect of the era of oil wealth on the political systems and the Gulf societies.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction...........................................................................................................................2
1.1 Research Problem.................................................................................................................2
1.2 Rationale...............................................................................................................................3
1.3 Research Question................................................................................................................3
1.4 Research Objectives...................................................................................................................3
2.0 Literature Review......................................................................................................................4
3.0 Proposed Methodology..............................................................................................................6
3.1 Research Design........................................................................................................................6
3.2 Data Sources..............................................................................................................................7
3.3 Data Collection techniques........................................................................................................7
3.4 Issues of Reliability and Validity..............................................................................................7
3.5 Sampling Techniques.................................................................................................................7
3.6 Data Analysis and Interpretation...............................................................................................8
3.7 Ethical consideration.................................................................................................................8
Reference:........................................................................................................................................9

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1.0 Introduction
The gulf crisis are facing a unique problem where the countries have been divided into two
distinct blocks, one being the anti-Qatar block lead by the Saudi Arabia and the other being
Qatar and Iran. It is claimed from the side of the Saudi Arabian block that the Qatar state is
responsible for the growth of terrorism in the region. The region is afflicted with the problem of
terrorism for long and all the nations of the region are trying jointly to improve the situation by
taking counter terrorism actions. However the countries accuse Qatar and Iran of taking the side
of the terrorist camps which are operating in these countries. There are various terrorist camps
such as the Al Qaeda, ISIS and others operating in the middle east which not only cause harm to
the countries in this region but also to the countries in the various other parts of the world.
Therefore the international forum is also with the endeavors of Saudi Arabia.
1.1 Research Problem
The Middle Eastern part of the world is deep in the problem of terrorism and radicalism
which is increasing by the day. The radical rise of terrorism has raised concerns in the adjoining
countries. The countries which are mainly against the rise of terrorism are Saudi Arabia and its
allies who are considerably taking measurable actions to reduce the radical rise of terrorism.
However it is alleged that Qatar, Iran and some other countries are supporting the various
terrorist groups and are causing the growth of terrorism. This has caused Saudi Arabia and its
allies to declare a blockade against Qatar. This has caused a great problem and tension in the
region.

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1.2 Rationale
This research is to find out the solution to the crisis in the Gulf where the countries have
been divided into two blocks and there is an economic blockade against Qatar. This research will
help in increasing the understanding of the problem in a better way and also give probable
recommendations to the problem which will help the authorities in the region to find out
solutions to the problem.
1.3 Research Question
 How has the political system historically formed in the Gulf States?
 Did the crises have a role in that? History, tribe and social order.
 Has the era of oil wealth affected the political systems and the Gulf societies?
 Has the political crisis in the Gulf affected the level of development?
 What causes the political crises in the Gulf? Foreign interference, competition
between nations, wealth.
 What is the future of the Gulf region and will crises continue?
1.4 Research Objectives
 To evaluate the political system historically formed in the Gulf States.
 To determine the role of crisis in the Gulf States.
 To understand the affect that the era of oil wealth in the political systems and the
Gulf societies.
 To determine the level of political crisis in the Gulf and how it affected the level
of development.
 To know the causes the political crises in the Gulf.
 To determine the future of the Gulf region and whether the crisis will continue.

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2.0 Literature Review
The Qatar crisis is reaching its one year anniversary soon and the present situation
remains as tense as a year back. The United States of America is having a military base in the
country of Qatar. When Trump came to power in the United States of America, he came to the
United Aram Emirates to improve the relations and diplomatic ties. At that point as well Trump
was seen to be tweeting that Qatar is indeed one of the terrorist nations as alleged by the other
countries in the region. The blockading of Qatar was one of the primary reasons that has broken
down the diplomatic balance in the region (Barzilai, Klieman and Shidlo 2016). Both Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have blamed the political situation of Doha and their stance
to the terrorists’ nations in the region for the breakdown of the political stability. Furthermore,
only one day after the it was reported, U.S. President Donald Trump stunned both Doha and his
own secretaries of state and guard by issuing a progression of tweets that upheld the move and
recommended that Qatar bolstered radicalism. Qatar, in the same way as other little Gulf states,
has a safeguard and security act that relies upon its organization with the United States (Abir
2013) . Notwithstanding serious weight from bigger and all the more traditionally great nations,
Qatar had all the earmarks of being overmatched. At the point when the bar was forced on Qatar
on June 5, 2017, few anticipated that it would keep going as long as it has. One year on, what
began as a statement of disappointment with, and endeavor to change, Qatar's autonomous
outside strategy, has, actually, extended the political divisions and, on the off chance that
anything, made it more hard to visualize an arrival to Gulf solidarity. Today, it's not possible for
anyone to deny that by and large the bar has negatively affected all concerned, including Saudi
Arabia, which amusingly wound up lessening the plain same Gulf security it claims to shield
from an expansionist Iran (Khater et al. 2017). Obviously toward the begin Qatar sought after a

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short barricade and was anxious to reestablish relations, yet not at any cost. As the many months
cruised by, it tried to stress the silver coating in the emergency, to a great extent as a methods for
adapting to the stun of winding up confined by its prompt neighbors. Qatar has shown an
amazing capacity to transform the emergency into an open door regarding enhancing sustenance
security, social attachment and monetary maintainability, including adjusting financial strategies
that helped its money climate the barricade. In any case, a significantly less perceived
geopolitical silver coating is that the emergency has unintentionally helped Qatar keep out of
probably the most harming strategies in the Middle East and thusly has prepared for the nation to
make a local rebound (Held and Ulrichsen 2013).
One more year of war in Yemen has just included more demise and hopelessness, with
Saudi's other bar carrying the nation with its 28 million individuals to a monstrous helpful fiasco.
Fortunately, Qatar was removed from the negative reputational aftermath endured by Saudi and
the UAE (Shammari, Nayef bin Nahar 2017). This was Doha's first vital win according to a
worldwide media and common society progressively frightened at the abhorrence unfurling in
Yemen. Besides, with splits quickly creating in the Saudi/UAE union because of having
separating outlines for Yemen's future, Qatar has turned out as a more reliable gathering which
harbors no assumptions about Yemen's regional uprightness (Rajan 2014). Furthermore, there is
most likely that the manner in which the Arab Spring unfurled tarnished Qatar's remote approach
notoriety. The across the board recognition universally that it is presently being harassed by
Saudi Arabia and the UAE has overall restored its picture after its disputable interventionist
stage.

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In the "Middle Easterner lanes", the Saudis and Emiratis have additionally lost ubiquity as they
lined up with the Trump organization and gave implicit help for the US international safe haven
move to Jerusalem. All through the barricade, Qatar has taken the ethical high ground by to a
great extent ceasing from negligible countering, taking part in estimated strategy, and following
global law to the letter, which has additionally turned general assessment to support Qatar.
Thirdly, and likely in particular for Gulf security, Qatar's refusal to revoke its sway as a
condition for completion the bar has enabled it to have a free position on the Iran atomic
arrangement and not to be constrained into openly supporting the US withdrawal. This has put
Qatar in a beneficial position with the numerous likeminded Arab, European and Asian states,
(and additionally practical US legislators) who feel that long stretches of careful arrangements
ought not have been slighted effortlessly and who comprehend that US President Donald
Trump's position is particularly to pursue Israel's lead.
3.0 Proposed Methodology
3.1 Research Design
The research design picked for this situation is descriptive. Descriptive research design is
chiefly grounded on the researches in light of contextual investigations, perceptions and
subjective studies (Maxwell 2012). The information for this situation is subjective which will
clarify in detail the reasons and factors behind the relocation of the understudies from the nation
to outside. At that point after an itemized audit of the components and reasons the arrangement
will be looked.

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3.2 Data Sources
The different information sources for this situation are the current researches and concentrates
regarding the matter by settled creators in understood journal. Numerous books will be
additionally used to discover the base of the issue. Existing news reports and articles will
likewise be utilized from genuine sources.
3.3 Data Collection techniques
The data collection technique will be for the most part online keyword research and
gathering data from existing examines, journal, books and different records. The possibility of
data collection is to increase unmistakable thought regarding the theme and to arrive at end by
investigating the gathered data.
3.4 Issues of Reliability and Validity
Every one of the information that will be gathered will be from real sources. The journal
will be peer evaluated and the books will be from surely understood and dependable distributing
houses (Noble and Smith 2015). The daily newspapers that will be referred to will likewise be
credible, dependable and legitimate. The examination will be founded on valid and true data
3.5 Sampling Techniques
Sampling Technique isn't required for this situation in light of the fact that the entire
research will be founded on secondary subjective information. Sampling Technique is utilized in
researches that incorporate meeting of members who give inputs and replies to the inquiries
asked by the researchers.

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3.6 Data Analysis and Interpretation
The data analysis will be done on a thematic premise and distinctive themes will be
utilized to comprehend a definitive end. The current examines and concentrates on the point will
be surveyed minutely to make distinctive themes (Scheurich 2014). At that point under these
themes the different targets of the exploration will be talked about to decipher and reach thematic
ends.
3.7 Ethical consideration
All the data that are taken from the secondary sources will be appropriately referred to.
The work won't guarantee some other researchers function as possess work. Morally it will be
guaranteed that the data are taken from the source are openly accessible and not from any private
source. No secret data will be spilled in any courses all through the examination.
Acknowledgment of the creators of the papers that will be referred to will be precisely kept up. It
will be guaranteed that no other individual will be hurt or bothered while doing the exploration.

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,الشمري، نايف بن نهار2017.أزمة الخليج، وحل يرضي الطرفين . (Shammari, Nayef bin Nahar, 2017. Gulf
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