Security in the Persian Gulf Region

Security in the Persian Gulf Region is a 2016 book by Fatemeh Shayan in which the author examines developments in the Persian Gulf security complex after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, emphasizing threats to the collective identities of two religious sects — Shia and Sunni. The book won the Farabi International Award in 2019.

Reception
The book received short reviews from Amr G. E. Sabet (Dalarna University, Sweden), Juha A. Vuori (University of Helsinki, Finland), and Tuomo Melasuo (University of Tampere, Finland). It was also reviewed by Hazal Muslu El Berni in the Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.