Compare and contrast the foreign policies of two gulf states.

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Foreign Policies of two Gulf States (Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Saudi Arabia and Qatar belong to or is a member of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf or CCASG which was created on May 25 , 1981 together with other Gulf States such as Bahrain , Oman Kuwait , and United Arab Emirates , and these nations are referred to as the Gulf Cooperative Countries or the GCC . Among the objectives of the CCSAG includes , promoting technical and

scientific progress in the mining , industry , agriculture , animal resources , and water , devising similar regulations in fields such as finance , economy , trade , tourism customs , administration , and legislation , establishing scientific research centers , encouraging cooperation of the private sector , setting up joint ventures , establishing common currency which is called the Khaleeji by 2010 , and lastly , strengthening ties between their peoples

Saudi Arabia is the biggest country on the Arabian Peninsula which is bed by Iraq on the north , Jordan on the northwest , Qatar , Kuwait United Arab Emirates , and Bahrain on the east , Red Sea to its west , Oman and Yemen on the Southeast , and Persian Gulf to its northeast , and having an approximately 27 .5 million population and a size of about 2 .24 million m2 with a capital named Riyadh1 . Saudi Arabia is a place with little rainfall and enormous desserts having

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1 . Saudi Arabia ' Saudi Arabia - MSN Encarta (2007 , [database on-line] available from http /encarta .msn .com /encyclopedia_2 /Saudi_Arabia .html

immense deposits of natural gas and oil lying beneath the nation 's surface . Saudi Arabia 's religion is Islam developed in the 7th century and the Kingdom was established in 1932 by Abdul Aziz ibn Saud

Since the late 1950 's , 3 consistent themes have lead Saudi 's foreign policy and these are Arab Nationalism , Regional Security and Islam2 . The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 's foreign policy is according to historical geographical , religious , security , economic and political facts and principles , shaped within major frameworks such as non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations , good neighbor policy , strong relations with the Gulf States and other nations on Arabian peninsula strengthen relations with the Islamic and Arab nations for the advantage of common interest of countries and promote issues , launch cooperation relations with allied countries , adopt non-alignment policy , and perform effective role in the regional and international organization3

Gulf Circle

Ever since the institutions of Saudi Arabia by King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud , the Gulf Circle is considered as the foremost circle of the Saudi Arabia 's foreign policy , and within the Gulf Circle importance is given to historical connections , blood relations , unique geographical neighborhood that create Arab Gulf sates together , and as well as the likeness of ________________________________

2 . Foreign Policy ' Saudi Arabia - Foreign Policy (n .d , [database on-line] available from http /countrystudies .us /saudi-arabia /59 .htm

3 . Kingdom Foreign Policy ' Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (n .d , [database on-line] available from http /www .mofa .gov .sa...