The book includes four chapters. The first chapter deals with the analysis of the emergence of NATO in 1949, and the nature of that alliance through the analysis of its structure and the evolution of its roles, while the second chapter deals with the content of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative in 2004, which includes six areas of security and defense cooperation between NATO and four countries from the Arabian Gulf, including the Kingdom of Bahrain. The third chapter reviews the role of NATO vis-à-vis the regional security threats of the Arab Gulf states, while the fourth and final chapter refers to the challenges facing the development of cooperation between NATO and the Arab Gulf states.

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