The Enduring Challenges of Middle East Security and the Evolving Role of the United States

Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies: Continuity amid Change , by David B. Roberts. New York: Columbia University Press, 2023. 320 pages. $140 cloth, $35 paper, $34.99 e-book. New Military Strategies in the Gulf: The Mirage of Autonomy in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar , by Jean-Loup Samaan. London: I. B. Tauris, 2023. 267 pages. $100 cloth, $34.95 paper, $31.45 e-book. Security Assistance in the Middle East: Challenges . . . and the Need for Change , edited by Hicham Alaoui and Robert Springborg. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2023. 397 pages. $89.95 cloth, e-book