Saudi Arabia and Iran: The struggle to shape the Middle East

Wastnidge, Edward and Mabon, Simon eds. (2022). Saudi Arabia and Iran: The struggle to shape the Middle East. Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526150844

Abstract

Since 1979, the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran - the two major powers in the Muslim world - has played a prominent role in shaping Middle Eastern politics. The rivalry, political in nature yet couched in Islamic rhetoric, reflects a desire to ensure regime security and legitimacy, whilst also increasing influence across the Middle East. Since the 2003 Iraq War, the rivalry has become increasingly vitriolic, resulting in the emergence of proxy conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen to go alongside competition to shape the Lebanese political sphere. This book argues that to understand regional politics, comprehension of the rivalry between Riyadh and Tehran is essential.

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• Item ORO ID
• 82387
• Item Type
• Edited Book
• ISBN
• 1-5261-5084-0, 978-1-5261-5084-4
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  SEPAD	1627058	Carnegie Corporation

• Keywords
• Iran; Saudi Arabia; Middle East; international relations; foreign policy; geopolitics; Islam; sectarianism; Arab Uprisings; rivalry
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Politics
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Research Group
• Global Challenges and Social Justice
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• © 2022 Manchester University Press
• Depositing User
• Edward Wastnidge