Saudi Arabian Foreign Relations: Diplomacy and Mediation in Conflict Resolution

ISBN-13: 9781138678507 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 242 str.

Rene Rieger

Opis

In recent decades, Saudi Arabia has committed itself to playing the part of mediator in intra-national and international conflicts in the greater Middle East region. Examples include the two Saudi-introduced Arab Peace Initiatives of 1982 and 2002, mediation attempts between Algeria and Morocco in the West Sahara conflict, Iraq and Syria during the Iran-Iraq War and Iran and Iraq towards the end of their military conflict."

Saudi Arabian Foreign Relations" provides a new insight to current studies on Saudi foreign policy and mediation in international relations. The book offers a detailed analysis of Saudi Arabia s intermediary role in the intra-state conflicts in Yemen, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, and the successes and limitations of each. Additionally, it provides an updated examination of Saudi Arabia s role towards resolution of the larger Arab-Israeli conflict. "

Saudi Arabian Foreign Relations" contributes to a far deeper understanding of Saudi foreign policy, and therefore will be of great interest to students and scholars of Middle East Politics and International Relations."

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Saudi Foreign Policy: Interests, Options & Strategies 2 Saudi Arabia and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 3 The 2007 Makkah Agreement 4 The Road to the 1989 Taif Agreement 5 Saudi Arabia and the GCC Transition Plan for Yemen Conclusion