02543cam a2200397 i 4500001001900000003000500019005001700024008004100041020002200082020002700104027001600131027001900147035002000166037004100186040001900227043001200246050002500258100003500283245009800318264003700416300005100453336002600504337002600530337002800556338003600584338002700620504005300647520115400700530005801854588004701912651003101959651002901990651003502019710002202054856006902076rnd000000000092806RAND20200811100906.0951116s1995    cauab    b    001 0deng d  a0833023322 (pbk.)  a0833023349 (hardcover)  aRAND/CB-730  aRAND/MR-680-RC  a(Sirsi) a380570  c$30.00fpaperbackc$40.00fhardcover  aCstmoRcCstmoR  aa-mk--- 4aDS247.O68b.K43 19951 aKechichian, Joseph A.eauthor.10aOman and the world :bthe emergence of an independent foreign policy /cJoseph A. Kechichian. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1995.  axxv, 409 pages :billustrations, maps ;c26 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical reference (p. 355-400).  aIn July 1970, amid vast turmoil throughout the Persian Gulf region, Qaboos bin Sa'id led a successful coup against his father and proclaimed himself the new Head of State. Sultan Qaboos promised to institute a modern, efficient, and just government and to establish friendly relations with neighboring countries. Facing significant internal challenges to his authority, Qaboos restored internal order through effective military and economic measures. Simultaneously, he adopted long-term principles that facilitated the introduction of capable foreign policy initiatives, based on nonintervention in the affairs of other countries, respect for international law, and nonalignment. Today, the Sultanate of Oman remains stable--its foreign policy flexible by nature, its regional preeminence assured. This report systematically analyzes the foreign policy of the Sultanate. It traces the origins of the Omani nation-state, identifies trends in Omani diplomacy, and examines the Sultanate's foreign policy in the modern era, focusing on relations with states on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Persian Gulf region, with the West, and around the world.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aOmanxEconomic conditions. 0aOmanxForeign relations. 0aOmanxPolitics and government.2 aRand Corporation.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR680/