The Saudi-Egyptian Conflict Over North Yemen, 1962-1970

ISBN-13: 9780367311148 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 148 str.

Saeed M. Badeeb

Opis

This book focuses on the Yemeni civil war's impact at the regional level, where it provoked enmity between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. It argues that for Egypt, the war constituted a means of intensifying and confirming its role as the leader of the revolutionary camp in the Arab world.

Spis treści

Foreword -- Background to the Revolution -- Historical Background of Political and Military Relations Among Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Egypt, 1932 to 1962 -- The Coup d’Etat and the Egyptian Intervention in North Yemen in 1962 -- The Saudi Role in the Yemen Civil War -- The Superpowers' Role and Involvement in the Yemen Dilemma -- The End of the Saudi-Egyptian Conflict and the Yemen Civil War -- Saudi Arabia and North Yemen: The Inevitable Partnership -- A Historical Document Written by H.M. Imam Muhammad Al-Badr Concerning the Coup d'Etat Against Him -- An Interview with H.M. Imam Muhammad Al-Badr (The Former Ruler of North Yemen) -- Agreement between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Yemen -- Interview with His Excellency Mahmoud Riad (Former Egyptian Foreign Minister and Secretary-General of the Arab League)

O autorze

Saeed M. Badeeb was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After earning a B.A. in 1971 and an M.A. in 1975 from the University of Karachi, Pakistan, in 1983 he received a Master of Philosophy degree and in 1985 a Ph.D. from The George Washington University. His fields of specialization were International Relations and Comparative Government and Politics. From 1972 to 1975 Badeeb served as First Secretary of the Saudi Government Advisory Council (Royal Court). From 1980 to 1984 he served as a political adviser in the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. He is currently a deputy minister without portfolio in the government of Saudi Arabia.