Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) and index.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Maps; The Middle East; Iran; Saudi Arabia; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE MIDDLE EAST IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; 2. ARABIAN GULF VS PERSIAN GULF; 3. HISTORY, POLITICS AND NARRATIVES OF STATE-BUILDING; 4. RELIGIOUS INCONGRUENCE; 5. ETHNO-TRIBAL INCONGRUENCE; 6. THE RESPONSE OF THE STATE; 7. INTERNAL-EXTERNAL SECURITY DILEMMAS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
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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. In order to shed light upon this rivalry, Simon Mabon examines the different identity groups within Saudi Arabia and Iran (made up of vario.
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Saudi Arabia and Iran : soft power rivalry in the Middle East.
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Diplomatic relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.