03645nam 22006731 450 991015492400332120221108033146.01-78831-443-30-7556-0851-80-85772-520-310.5040/9780755608515(CKB)2670000000598854(EBL)3012103(OCoLC)923637120(SSID)ssj0001468392(PQKBManifestationID)11865393(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001468392(PQKBWorkID)11520494(PQKB)10563849(MiAaPQ)EBC3012103(OCoLC)905919526(UtOrBLW)bpp09264566(EXLCZ)99267000000059885420200131d2015 ky 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrForeign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia economics and diplomacy in the Middle East /Robert MasonLondon ;New York :I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,2015.©20151 online resource (287 p.)Library of Modern Middle East Studies ;153Description based upon print version of record.1-78076-721-8 1-336-02646-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-272) and index.Introduction -- 1. A conceptual framework -- 2. The shaping factors of regional insecurity and conflict in the formulation of contemporary Saudi and Iranian foreign policy -- 3. Saudi foreign policy: Oil, Wahabism and 'Riyal Politik' -- 4. Iranian foreign policy: The politics of civilization, security and economy -- 5. The triangulation of US foreign policy towards the Middle East -- 6. Conclusions: Economic factors in Middle East foreign policies -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index."Saudi Arabia, with its US alliance and abundance of oil dollars, has a very different economic story to that of Iran, which despite enormous natural gas reserves, has been hit hard by economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions since its 1979 revolution. Robert Mason looks at the effect that economic considerations (such as oil, gas, sanctions, trade and investment) have had on foreign policy decision-making processes and diplomatic activities. By examining the foreign policies of Saudi Arabia and Iran towards each other, and towards the wider Middle East and beyond, Mason seeks to highlight how oil policy, including oil production, pricing and security of supply and demand, is the paramount economic factor which drives the diplomacy and rivalry of these two pivotal regional powers. His book thus offers vital analysis for researchers of international relations in the Middle East and the processes involved in the formation of foreign policy. -- Amazon."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Library of modern Middle East studies ;153.International economicsBICIranEconomic policyIranForeign relationsMiddle EastEconomic conditionsMiddle EastForeign relationsUnited StatesMiddle EastForeign relationsSaudi ArabiaEconomic policySaudi ArabiaForeign relationsUnited StatesForeign relationsMiddle EastInternational economics.327.5Mason Robert1979-1263251UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910154924003321Foreign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia2960394UNINA