Potential Egyptian contribution to a security framework in the Gulf.

The end of this paper is to outline out a potential Egyptian contribution to the security of the Persian large bay assuming that a multilateral, norm-based security framework can be established in the region. This assumption is made in light of the novel developments in the region: regime change in Iraq and the stretch in Iranian foreign policy towards rapprochement and conciliation with its neighbors and the United States. Those changes have raised faiths for constructing a set of overlapping bilateral as well as multilateral relationships in the region with the help of external powers to fill the gaps in power