Foreign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia : economics and diplomacy in the Middle East / Robert Mason

• Superior document: Library of Modern Middle East Studies 153
• VerfasserIn: Mason, Robert
• Place / Publishing House: London [u.a.] : Tauris, 2015
• Publicatiejaar: 2015
• Taal: English
• Reeks: Library of Modern Middle East Studies 153
• Fysieke beschrijving: X, 276 Seiten; 23 cm
• Aantekeningen: Literaturverz. S. [234] - 272; Oil, Wahabism and 'Riyal Politik' -- 4. Iranian foreign policy: The politics of civilization, security and economy -- 5. The triangulation of US foreign policy towards the Middle East -- 6. Conclusions: Economic factors in Middle East foreign policies -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Saudi Arabia, with its US alliance and abundance of oil dollars, has a very different economic story to that of Iran, which despite enormous natural gas reserves, has been hit hard by economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions since its 1979 revolution. Robert Mason looks at the effect that...