تكامل دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي : الصعوبات والتحديات

Abstract

ABSTR/\ This study examines the Gull’ Cooperation Council as it is considered as one of the important regional blocs at the Arab and lslamic levels. The study focuses on the integration process amongst the states ol“ the Council in all economic, security and political aspects and the dilliculties and challenges facing it. The study also aims at identilying the components ol this Council and pointing out the outcomes ol“ integration in all lields. The study also aims at presenting the main dilllicultics that lace the process of integration with hypotheses that there are several dilliculties and challenges thathinder integration amongst its states. The study points out that the main difliculty was represented in the nature ofthe structure ofthe Council that did not make it an institution over the states or even a li'amew0rk for elTorts of policy coordination, in addition to the individual and personal trends ol‘ the ruling lantilies and their strong uncomprotnising attitude regarding tolerance to give some ol’thcir sovereignty to the benefit of sovereignty of the Council, in addition to absence of political participation. lt was obvious that the most remarkable challenge is the foreign intervention in the Gull‘ region and internationalisation ofits issues. The study concludes with many recommendations l'0r overtaking the dililieulties and lacing the challenges. 'l'he most important one is that stating the process of how to make the Council an efficient bloc in political, economic and security aspects through maintaining it as an institution that stand high over those states and making the ruling regimes partially compromise some of their sovereignty lbr the bcnelit ol‘ the Council, promoting ti-eedom and expanding political participation along with enhancing the Gull‘security option.