Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring

Opportunities and Challenges of Security

Bibliographic Data

ID16908708
AuthorsSaud Mousaed Al Tamamy (King Saud University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume2
Issue2
Pages143-156
Publication date2012-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Arabian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2153-4764 • E-ISSN: 2153-4780
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21534764.2012.734117
OpenAlexW4243251670
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited6

Although Saudi Arabia seemed immune from the widespread political upheavals of the “Arab Spring”, its true consequence for the Kingdom was the changed regional and international strategic environment (It is important to note that the views stated in this paper do not intentionally represent any official stance.). At the regional level the Kingdom must address such challenges by exercising influence and conducting a more assertive foreign policy. Theoretically, the increasing credibility of the Realist-Westphalian narrative for understanding Saudi foreign policy is examined, along with the dynamics of relations between the Kingdom and the outside world. The outcome of the process of institutionalizing decision-making in Saudi foreign affairs and in the Gulf Cooperation Council is assessed, and how this consolidates Saudi influence in the Arab World and the wider Middle East

Credibility · Economics · Economy · Foreign policy · International relations · Kingdom · Middle East · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Socioeconomic Development in MENA

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