The Impact Of The Events In Bahrain After The Islamic Awakening On The Stracture And The Political-Security Policies Of The (P)GCC

The recent events in Bahrain could be regarded as a good test for evaluating the balance of power in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. Seemingly, these events have had great impacts on the Persian Gulf and the regional actors. Persian Gulf cooperation council (PGCC) which is composed of the countries in the Persian Gulf has also been influenced by these events .The rise and continuation of popular protests in Bahrain indicates this country’s specific status among PGCC members. Scrutinizing this particular status could help us find the roots and aspects of the recent events. Taking into consideration the significance of events in Bahrain in the region, we could examine the impacts of recent events on the structure and security-political policies of PGCC. The main question of thesis is: what impacts have had the recent events. In Bahrain on the structure and security-political policies PGCC? Our hypothesis as following: seemingly, the recent events in Bahrain have created structural changes in PGCC such as an increase in the number of PGCC member states and changes in security-political policies for controlling and maintaining the status quo as well.