LEADER 04291nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910220103303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-08165-9 010 $a9786612081651 010 $a0-8330-4710-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000719322 035 $a(EBL)425926 035 $a(OCoLC)476267649 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000241366 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12086124 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000241366 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10268053 035 $a(PQKB)11440815 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC425926 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4970056 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4970056 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL208165 035 $a(OCoLC)1027171311 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000719322 100 $a20090225d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSaudi-Iranian relations since the fall of Saddam $erivalry, cooperation, and implications for U.S. policy /$fFrederic Wehrey ... [et al.] 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (157 p.) 225 0 $aMonograph / Rand Corporation 300 $a"Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation." 300 $a"Rand National Security Research Division." 300 $a"MG-840-SRF." 311 $a0-8330-4657-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 107-130). 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: Saudi Arabia and Iran-Between Confrontation and Cooperation; Deep Bilateral Tensions Affect Regional Stability and U.S. Interests; Conventional Thinking About Saudi-Iranian Relations Must Be Reexamined; This Study Helps Fill an Important Policy Gap; CHAPTER TWO: Sectarianism and Ideology in the Saudi-Iranian Relationship; Post-Saddam Relations Unfold Against a Turbulent Backdrop; Iran's "Arab Street" Strategy Provokes Dissent Inside Saudi Arabia 327 $aAnti-Shiism in Saudi Arabia: Manifestations and EffectsManaging Sectarianism: Saudi-Iranian Efforts to Regulate Tensions; Conclusion: Sectarianism and Ideology Shape Relations, but Do Not Define Them; CHAPTER THREE: Relations in the "Core": Conflict Regulation in the Gulf and Iraq; Disunity and Diversity in the GCC Have TemperedBilateral Relations; Iraq Is a Wellspring of Bilateral Tension Affecting the Broader Gulf; The Nuclear Issue Has Spurred Tension, but also Mutual Threat Management; Differences over Oil and Gas Are Sources of Further Contention; Conclusion 327 $aCHAPTER FOUR: Contention on the Periphery: Saudi-Iranian Relations and the Conflicts in Lebanon and PalestineDevelopments in Lebanon Have Stimulated Competition, but Riyadh and Tehran Have Avoided Open Conflict; Saudi Arabia Is Pursuing Multilateral Diplomacy to Counter Iranian Influence on the Palestinian Front; Saudi Arabia Has Focused on Isolating Syria to "Clip Iran's Wings"; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusion: Key Findings and Implications for U.S. Policy; Toward a More Nuanced Understanding: This Study's Key Findings; Implications for U.S. Policy; Bibliography 330 $aThe often tense relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been at the center of many of the major political shifts that have occurred in the Middle East since the fall of Saddam Hussein. This book surveys Saudi-Iranian relations since 2003, focusing on how they have affected and been affected by the major events in the Persian Gulf and the Levant, as well as the implications for U.S. policy in the region. 606 $aIslam and politics$zPersian Gulf Region 607 $aSaudi Arabia$xForeign relations$zIran 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$zSaudi Arabia 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zPersian Gulf States 607 $aPersian Gulf States$xForeign relations$zUnited States 615 0$aIslam and politics 676 $a327.538055 701 $aWehrey$b Frederic M$0714194 712 02$aSmith Richardson Foundation. 712 02$aRand Corporation.$bNational Security Research Division. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220103303321 996 $aSaudi-Iranian relations since the fall of Saddam$92870868 997 $aUNINA