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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255322703321

Autore

Keynoush Banafsheh

Titolo

Saudi Arabia and Iran : Friends or Foes? / / by Banafsheh Keynoush

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-58939-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 277 p.)

Classificazione

POL011010POL012000POL034000SOC053000

Disciplina

327.538055

Soggetti

International relations

Ethnology—Middle East 

Middle East—Politics and government

Politics and war

Peace

Area studies

International Relations

Middle Eastern Culture

Middle Eastern Politics

Military and Defence Studies

Peace Studies

Area Studies

Saudi Arabia Foreign relations Iran

Iran Foreign relations Saudi Arabia

Middle East Politics and government 1979-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I -- 1. Overview of Saudi-Iranian Relations -- 2. How Religion Shaped the Saudi-Iranian Relations -- PART II -- 3. Saudi Arabia and Iran in Early Twentieth Century -- 4. Early Diplomatic Relations -- 5. Diplomatic Relations: 1955-63 -- 6. Epoch of Saudi Arabian-Iranian Cooperation and Rivalry -- PART III -- 7. Saudi Arabia and Revolutionary Iran -- 8. Saudi-Iranian De;tente -- PART IV -- 9. Saudi Arabia's and Iran's Quest for Stability after 9/11 -- 10. Saudi



Arabia, Iran and Gulf Geopolitics: The Case of Iraq -- 11. Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Levant Geopolitics: The Cases of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In a riveting narrative based on accounts of her interactions with Saudi and Iranian politicians and rich archival material, a leading scholar on the Middle East unravels the mysteries of a contentious relationship. This seasoned observer of political and diplomatic worlds shatters the myth of the inevitability of sectarian conflict and that the diplomacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran is exhausted. Instead, Banafsheh Keynoush argues in Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes? that it has yet to be explored, by recasting the partnership from a US-centered point of view to one based on how Saudi Arabia and Iran see their roles. Who is to blame and how to fix it is part of this penetrating historic account which captivates readers through accurate, non-sensational, and objective analysis. Keynoush recounts it all: the fears, misunderstandings, prejudices, and ambitions that have hobbled efforts to build a lasting partnership, creating a work that is important to both the expert and the layperson.