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The Omani Military Establishment and Military Spending (1970-1991)

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Central Asian Journal of Social Sciences and History, 4 (12): 213-232 (November 2023)

Abstract

The military institution has an effective role in formulating state policy and influencing regional and even global policy, at a time when the countries of the world moved towards arming and developing weapons, coinciding with the major powers’ pursuit of their interests using force and politics. In light of these developments, the important role of the military institution became clear, and the Sultanate of Oman faced... Great challenges were imposed on it to develop its military institution, as it is in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran competing in its management, as well as its border disputes, in addition to the outbreak of the Iraqi-Iranian war, which imposed the development of the military institution on the entire Gulf states. The subject of the research sheds light on the Omani military institution, its capabilities, and the stages of its development, consisting of three axes: the first An overview of the history of the Sultanate, its location, and its economic resources. The second dealt with the military establishment, its establishment, the stages of its development, and the most important challenges it faced. The third axis studied military spending and arms purchases.

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