The U.S. has much to lose in any protracted confrontation in the Gulf, particularly if it leaves the GCC gravely weakened and provides openings for other regional states — such as Turkey or even Iran — to make inroads into what has been the rock-solid pillar of U.S. defense and security architecture in the region, writes fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen in an article for e-International Relations: http://bit.ly/2hRNk0u.
