DAFF 25A90 - Arab Monarchies of the Persian Gulf: New Middle Eastern Powers

This course aims to provide the fundamental keys to understand the new place occupied by the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf on the international scene. This course offers a panoramic study that is twofold: how are these Arab monarchies deploying regional policies to consolidate their influence in the Middle East; and how have these Arab monarchies become a new global epicentre of international relations? The course will also include a simulation module for international negotiations. The aim of this module is to allow students to have a more practical approach of the subject and its stakes, but also to practice international negotiations, public speaking and to solicit the knowledge acquired in the course. In view of the breadth of the theme and the area covered, the teaching will involve many disciplines, such as history, geography, economics and international law, with a predominance of international relations and strategic studies.
Kevan GAFAÏTI
Séminaire
English
Autumn 2025-2026
40% simulation of international negotiations - 25% short paper - 25% MCQ Test - 10% oral participation.
GAFAÏTI Kevan, La crise du détroit d'Ormuz de 2018 à nos jours : une victoire iranienne ?, L'Harmattan, 2022
Kamrava, Mehran. Routledge handbook of Persian Gulf politics. Abingdon, Oxon ; : Routledge. 2020
Ehteshami, Anoushiravan. Dynamics of change in the Persian Gulf : political economy, war and revolution. New York : Routledge. 2013.
Amirsadeghi, Hossein. The security of the Persian Gulf. London : Routledge. 2011.
Potter, L. The Persian Gulf in History. New York : Palgrave Macmillan US. 2009
LASSERRE Frédéric, GONON Emmanuel, MOTTET Éric, Manuel de géopolitique. Enjeux de pouvoir sur des territoires. Armand Colin, « Collection U », 2020.
BADIE Bertrand, VIDAL Dominique, Le Moyen-Orient et le monde. L'état du monde 2021. La Découverte, « État du monde », 2020.
Online resources: Le Dessous des cartes (Arte) ; Podcast Cultures Monde (France Culture)