Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, c2009
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (157 p.)
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Disciplina |
327.538055
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Altri autori (Persone) |
WehreyFrederic M
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Collana |
Monograph / Rand Corporation
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Soggetto topico |
Islam and politics - Persian Gulf Region
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ISBN |
1-282-08165-9
9786612081651
0-8330-4710-8
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
Anti-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
CHAPTER 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
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