http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).37
10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).37
Published : Jun 2
Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East
The study explores the transformation in great power politics and factors affecting the dynamics of the Middle Eastern political landscape, such as the relationships between ideological arch-rivals of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Israel. The closing up of the relationship between KSA and Israel is a historic transformation, holding immense potential embodying change in the strategic landscape of the Middle East. The article argues that the changing dynamics of global power politics has polarised the political dynamics of the Middle Eastern region along opposite poles. The US, China and Russian involvement in the Middle Eastern region have pushed the ideological arch-rival of KSA to the US and Israel, pushing Iran to tilt towards Russia and China in the region. Therefore, the significance of the study lies in the changing nature of international structure and the way this shift has impacted the inter-dynamics of Saudi-Israeli cooperation in the Middle East.
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Arch Rivals, KSA, Political Landscape, Region, Polarisation
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(1) Sumeera Imran
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, FCS, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Sarim Akram Bacha
Visiting Lecturer, University of Swabi, Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Zafar Khan
M.Phil. Scholar, IR, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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APA : Imran, S., Bacha, S. A., & Khan, Z. (2020). Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East. Global Social Sciences Review, V(II), 394-400. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).37
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CHICAGO : Imran, Sumeera, Sarim Akram Bacha, and Zafar Khan. 2020. "Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East." Global Social Sciences Review, V (II): 394-400 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).37
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HARVARD : IMRAN, S., BACHA, S. A. & KHAN, Z. 2020. Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 394-400.
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MHRA : Imran, Sumeera, Sarim Akram Bacha, and Zafar Khan. 2020. "Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 394-400
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MLA : Imran, Sumeera, Sarim Akram Bacha, and Zafar Khan. "Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East." Global Social Sciences Review, V.II (2020): 394-400 Print.
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OXFORD : Imran, Sumeera, Bacha, Sarim Akram, and Khan, Zafar (2020), "Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East", Global Social Sciences Review, V (II), 394-400
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TURABIAN : Imran, Sumeera, Sarim Akram Bacha, and Zafar Khan. "Cooperation in Israeli-Saudi Relations: Impact on Iran in the Middle East." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. II (2020): 394-400. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).37