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Title Geopolitical Competition between Iran and Saudi Arabia (2001-2020): Implications for the Stability of the Middle East

Author(s) Areeba Rashid Khan

Abstract This study investigates the geopolitics of the Middle Eastern region which is dynamic and multidimensional. The ideological and sectarian impact on internal and global politics produced various aspects of the Saudi-Iran relationship. The objective of this research is to investigate the contention between KSA and Iran who are competing for decades to gain hegemony in the region. Iran in the light of its Islamic revolution creates and supports the anti-Saudi position in the Middle East. So, the Cold war represents Sunni Islam by Wahhabism and Shi’ite Khomeinism by Iran. The nature of the Saudi Iranian contention has led many Middle East specialists to discover their contention as a New Middle East Cold War. The regional instability periods include civil unrest and offer a beneficial look at instances for investigating the phenomenon of contention. Therefore, this makes a specialty of the Tehran and Riyadh reactions to the activities associated with the Arab Spring. It argues that the loss of life of Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s plunging into civil war, and the outbreak of Arab Spring to violent moves in Syria, Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen accentuated Saudi–Iran opposition in the region. The study reveals that their contention lies at the structural stage and may be understood by focusing on their aspiration for Muslim global leadership. Keywords: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Sectarianism, Arab Spring.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department International Relations

Language English

Publication Date 2022-09-07

Subject International Relations

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Format 16th Edition Chicago

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