Paper Title
The Gulf - Arena Just of A Rivalry? Analysis of Potential Fields of Cooperation Between the Gulf States

Abstract
The Gulf, also known as the Persian Gulf or the Arabian Gulf, is usually considered as an arena of rivalry and confrontation among various regional states.Not without a reason - it was also a place of violent wars, including Iran – Iraq War (1980 - 1988), Iraqi aggression on Kuwait (1990) and a war against Iraq (1991). Currently level of tensions remains very high. However, the main goal of this presentation is to show that apart from those tensions and rivalry, the region has a major potential for cooperation – both bilateral and multilateral. In this presentation various layers, including political, social, economic and security will be presented and analysed. Keywords - (Persian/Arabian) Gulf, cooperation, multilateralism, stability, security