Insecurity Dilemma in the Persian Gulf: A Theoretical Solution

The Persian Gulf is considered an important region in the world because of its strategic and geo-economic aspects. The strategic aspect of the Persian Gulf has long been a challenging issue for regional and trans-regional powers and constituted the most important factor affecting security and stability in the region. The aim of this article is to investigate the factors determining the level of divergence and instability in the Persian Gulf region, based on Maslow hierarchy of needs. Due to the uncertainty in the Persian Gulf, how to design an appropriate security arrangement is the main question which can be raised here. Therefore, our hypothesis suggests that the divergence of geopolitical geo-economic and geo-culture factors led to the formation of the Persian Gulf system based on the needs of the biological security. As a result, the security prevails in the paradigm of integration in the region and the pattern of self-security and security in the Persian Gulf. This article discusses the concept of security, Maslow's hierarchy of needs and its application to security model, and the divergence of Persian Gulf security and regional strategies for the appropriate security arrangement.