Iran Saudi Arabia And The Regional Balance Of Power Equation
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Iran Saudi Arabia And The Regional Balance Of Power Equation
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Author : Robert Ghobad Irani
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Iran Saudi Arabia And The Regional Balance Of Power Equation written by Robert Ghobad Irani and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Iran categories.
In terms of measurable indicators such as gross national product, land, natural resources, population and power potential, Iran and Saudi Arabia remain the two most important centers of power in the Persian Gulf littoral, with Iran clearly being in the leading position. Iran will remain the pivotal center of power in this area, followed by Saudi Arabia. In addition, on a broader scale these two countries are pivotal to the maintenance of pro-Western influence in the Middle East, particularly as long as Egypt joins them in a similar policy posutre. But despite that, the majority of the Persian Gulf littoral states are expected to remain moderate, conservative, pro-Western entities in the coming decade. Their substantially expanded economic, financial, political, and military power is bound to have a positive moderating impact on the Middle East, thus further reducing the influence of the Soviet Union and its radical proteges. The position of Tehran, Riyadh and Cairo is crucial to the continuation and expansion of this trend. And its impact upon the regional balance of power in the Persian Gulf and the Middile East are bound to remain crucial.
Iran Saudi Arabia Relations And Regional Order
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Author : Shahram Chubin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-09-25
Iran Saudi Arabia Relations And Regional Order written by Shahram Chubin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-25 with History categories.
Both countries will have strong incentives to test the artificial balance established by the US and from which they are excluded. Each state, in the face of continued embargoes, may find the lure of weapons of mass destruction correspondingly increased.
Us Iran Nuclear Deal Power Dynamics For Iran And Saudi Arabia
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Author : Sajid Mahmood Khan
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2018-03-02
Us Iran Nuclear Deal Power Dynamics For Iran And Saudi Arabia written by Sajid Mahmood Khan and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-02 with Political Science categories.
The US-Iran nuclear deal is an outcome of international efforts to overcome an enduring chaotic situation that had seriously been affecting peace and security not only in the Middle Eastern region but also the world. The US-Iran nuclear deal earned the credit of being an exceptional diplomatic achievement on part of the Obama administration; however, on the other hand, this deal has also raised serious concerns among the US allies in the Middle Eastern region. Middle Eastern Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia perceived the US-Iran nuclear deal as a threat to the regional security and prevailing balance of power. To be more specific, Saudi Arabia has serious concerns over this deal as it considers the US-Iran nuclear deal will unfold many opportunities for Iran including economic, political and military. The alleged proxies sponsorship by Iran in the Middle Eastern region, particularly the Hezbollah and other Shiite militant groups, pose threat to the Saudi Arabia and its allies' interests. This studies is an attempt to investigate the effect of the US-Iran nuclear deal on regional status-quo and the prevalent balance of power in the region. This study also investigates any possibility for future conflict or peace process and confrontation between Iran and the Saudi Arabia following the US-Iran nuclear deal.
The Saudi Iranian Rivalry And The Future Of Middle East Security
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Author : Andrew Terrill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-25
The Saudi Iranian Rivalry And The Future Of Middle East Security written by Andrew Terrill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-25 with categories.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have often behaved as serious rivals for influence in the Middle East and especially the Gulf area since at least Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution and the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War. While both nations define themselves as Islamic, the differences between their foreign policies could hardly be more dramatic. In most respects, Saudi Arabia is a regional status quo power, while Iran often seeks revolutionary change throughout the Gulf area and the wider Middle East with varying degrees of intensity. Saudi Arabia also has strong ties with Western nations, while Iran views the United States as its most dangerous enemy. Perhaps the most important difference between the two nations is that Saudi Arabia is a conservative Sunni Muslim Arab state, while Iran is a Shi'ite state whose senior politicians often view their country as the defender and natural leader of Shi'ites throughout the region. The rivalry between Riyadh and Tehran has been reflected in the politics of a number of regional states where these two powers exercise influence including Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Bahrain and others.The 2011 wave of pro-democracy and anti-regime protests known as the "Arab Spring" introduced new concerns for both Saudi Arabia and Iran to consider within the framework of their regional priorities. The Saudi-Iranian rivalry is therefore likely to intensify as a central feature in the Middle Eastern security landscape that reaches into both the Gulf region and the Arab-Israeli theater. This is a reality that will touch upon the interests of the United States in a number of situations. In many instances, Saudi opposition to Iran will serve U.S. interests, but this will not occur under all circumstances. Saudi Arabia remains a deeply anti-revolutionary state with values and priorities which sometimes overlap with those of Washington on matters of strategic interest and often conflict over matters of reform and democracy for other Middle Eastern states. Additionally, in seeking to support Middle Eastern stability, the United States must be prepared to mediate between Riyadh and Baghdad, and thereby help to limit Iranian efforts to insert itself into Iraqi politics.
Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy
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Author : Neil Partrick
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-23
Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy written by Neil Partrick and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-23 with History categories.
As the only oil producer with sufficient spare capacity to shape the world economy, Saudi Arabia is one of the most significant states in twenty-first century geopolitics. Despite the enormous potential for Saudi Arabia to play a more robust regional and international role, the Kingdom faces serious internal and external challenges in the form of political incapacity and competition with states such as Iran. In this examination of Saudi Arabia's foreign policy, Gulf expert Neil Partrick, and other regional analysts, address the Kingdom's relations in the Middle East and wider Islamic world, and its engagement with both established and emergent global powers. In doing so, he analyses the factors, ranging from identity politics to Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons that determine the Kingdom's foreign policy. As Saudi Arabia prepares for a generational shift brought about by an ageing leadership, the rapidly changing balance of power in the Middle East offers both great opportunity and great danger. For students of the Middle East and international relations, understanding Saudi Arabia's foreign policy and its engagement with the region and the world is more important than ever.
The Saudi Iranian Rivalry And The Future Of Middle East Security
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Author : W. Andrew Terrill
language : en
Publisher: Department of the Army
Release Date : 2011
The Saudi Iranian Rivalry And The Future Of Middle East Security written by W. Andrew Terrill and has been published by Department of the Army this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to offer this monograph as a contribution to the national security debate on this important subject, as our nation continues to grapple with a variety of problems associated with the future of the Middle East and the ongoing challenge of advancing U.S. interests in a time of Middle East turbulence.
Competing Powerbrokers Of The Middle East
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Author : Anoushiravan Ehteshami
language : en
Publisher: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
Release Date : 2008-09-15
Competing Powerbrokers Of The Middle East written by Anoushiravan Ehteshami and has been published by Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-15 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Today the regional landscape is changing more rapidly than at any time since World War II and the dynamics of that change are more complex than ever. Inter-Arab rivalries – between rich and poor or moderate and radical or Islamist and secular actors – have not gone away, and these rivalries have become more nuanced as power among the Arab actors themselves has become more defuse. In the absence of a single or a strong coalition of Arab powerhouses guiding the regional agendas, not only are more Arab actors (and not just states) increasingly daring in their involvement in high politics, but more disturbing from their point of view is the ease with which the non-Arab members of MENA can penetrate the Arab core with impunity. Therefore, rivalries of the non-Arab states are playing out in the Arab region, as in Lebanon in 2006. Non-Arab Iran in particular, busily cashing in on the fallout from the fall of Baghdad in 2003, is also engaged in its own struggle for regional influence, thus directly engaging with such Arab actors as Hamas and Hezbollah, and as a consequence is stepping into the perceived spheres of influence of an array of other Arab states and actors. To unpack this complex regional mix, this paper looks at the two most interesting and also increasingly influential powerbrokers of the region, namely Iran and Saudi Arabia, for insights and a better understanding of the forces that are today shaping the region. These two states have had an uneasy relationship since at least the Iranian revolution and have seen their relationship frozen – as was the case in much of the 1980s – and returned to one of relative normalcy under presidents Rafsanjani and Khatami (1989–2005). Since 2003, particularly after the election of Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iranian president in June 2005, the relationship has again been rather unsteady. It seems that a clash of identities since the conflict and crisis in Iraq has been added to the traditional state-driven rivalries between these two distinctly Islamic states. There are many aspects to the workings of this bilateral relationship that remain underexplored and much of the relationship can in any case be fruitfully reconstructed in a wider regional context. Therefore, in order to take this analysis forward it is necessary to undertake a brief assessment of the priorities of the two states separately, before proceeding to conduct a detailed study of the areas of conflict and cooperation that today characterize their relationship. Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Gulf security, the Arab¬–Israeli conflict, Islamist politics and intra-Islam relations are all significant components of this assessment.
Iran And Saudi Arabia
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Author : Fraihat Ibrahim Fraihat
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2020-02-03
Iran And Saudi Arabia written by Fraihat Ibrahim Fraihat and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-03 with History categories.
Hostile relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are a major contributing factor to political instability in the Middle East. This book argues that rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh is possible and delves into the complexities of managing their long-standing conflict. By interviewing scholars and former policy makers from the Gulf region and abroad, the author draws out the core themes, strategies, and dynamics of the conflict since the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 to form a basis of an agenda for achieving peace. The result is a fresh perspective on a dangerous and unpredictable rift that affects not only its primary parties - Iran and Saudi Arabia - but also the geopolitics, economic stability and civil wars of the wider Middle Eastern region.
Saudi Arabia And Iran
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Author : Simon Mabon
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-10-21
Saudi Arabia And Iran written by Simon Mabon and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-21 with Political Science categories.
In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those in Lebanon and Iraq, and more recently in Bahrain and Syria. With rhetoric emanating from each side about the other's illegitimacy, most often couched in terms of religious orthodoxy or heresy, the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran has ramifications not only in the Gulf or the wider Middle East, but also on the international stage. In order to shed light upon this rivalry, Simon Mabon examines the different identity groups within Saudi Arabia and Iran (made up of various religions, ethnicities and tribal groupings), proposing that internal insecurity has an enormous impact on the wider ideological and geopolitical competition between the two.Focusing on the 'soft power' aspects of foreign policy formation (as opposed to 'hard power'), Mabon draws a nuanced picture of the diplomatic and international relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the ways in which each state has sought to attain a leading position in both the Middle East and Muslim world. Mabon therefore looks at the ways in which each state has a tendency to provide support for identity groups that threaten the security of the other regime, such as Iran's support for the Shi'a of Saudi Arabia, or Saudi Arabia's attempt to strengthen ties with the ethnic Arabs in Iran. With analysis of this heated and often uneasy relationship and its impact on the wider Middle East, this book is vital for those researching international relations and diplomacy in the region.
The Saudi Iranian Relationship And Its Implications For The Future Of The Middle East
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Author : Rachel A. Aunspaugh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Saudi Iranian Relationship And Its Implications For The Future Of The Middle East written by Rachel A. Aunspaugh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Iran categories.
The 2011 assassination plot against a Saudi ambassador by Iranian agents revealed the volatility of the relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The plot and subsequent combative language between Iranian and Saudi officials regarding the early 2012 Strait of Hormuz crisis exposes the tensions which exist between the two regional powers of the Middle East. Examination of the history of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran enabled understanding of where these tensions began. Research into recent events, most importantly the Arab Spring of 2011, offered insight into how this relationship might develop in the future. The conflict between the two nations results from the collision of how these nations seek to fulfill their national strategic interests. Iran pursues regional hegemony as a means to protect its interests, while Saudi Arabia attempts to maintain a balance of power in the Middle East to protect its interests. A variety of factors combined at various points to determine how virulent the conflict between the two approaches to protecting strategic goals has been. The fact that Saudi Arabia is a Sunni Muslim government and Iran is a Shiite Muslim government is an example of one factor; the strength of Iraq throughout recent history has also played a role in determining Saudi-Iranian relations. The Iranian nuclear program has added another factor. The Arab Spring offers unique opportunities for the two nations to pursue their strategic goals in the Middle East. Although it is extremely unlikely these conflicting methods of achieving their goals will lead to armed conflict, they will likely continue the current antagonistic relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia.