Components and foundations of Saudi Arabia's desirable Regional order in West Asia(2020-2015)
Subject Areas :Mahsima Abdollahian 1 , Mostafa Boroujerdi 2
1 - School of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2 - School of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Keywords: Saudi Arabia, balancing, West Asia, Regional Order, Alliance and Coalition,
Abstract :
Following the Regional developments known as Arab Spring and the popular uprisings in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, sensing threatened by the new developments, initiated altering its regional strategies. A great portion of the changes made in the regional approach of Saudi Arabia has been linked to the reign of King Salman, and particularly to the rise to power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Aiming to study and analyze the modality of the formation of desirable regional order of Saudi Arabia, the question arises: "What are the characteristics and components of the desirable Regional order of Saudi Arabia and what are its mechanisms and practical tools?" As a probable answer, the study reasons that the desirable regional order of Saudi Arabia in its periphery (Arabian Peninsula) is based on "hard and soft hegemony", "being defined as a dominant regional player in the Arab world (countries with cultural and social commonalities with Saudi Arabia)" and " "Balancing in the Middle East region," And the study concludes that Saudi Arabia seeks to establish this order by building"alliance and coalition with the countries of the region", "attracting the support of America and the Zionist regime", and "strengthening its armament and military capabilities".
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