Saudi Arabia and Iran
Subtitle: friends or foes?
By: Banafsheh Keynoush
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137576279
Subjects: Politics and government; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies; Foreign relations
Description: "In a riveting narrative based on accounts of her interactions with Saudi and Iranian politicians and rich archival material, a leading scholar on the Middle East unravels the mysteries of a contentious relationship. This seasoned observer of political and diplomatic worlds shatters the myth of the inevitability of sectarian conflict and that the diplomacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran is exhausted. Instead, Banafsheh Keynoush argues in Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends or Foes? that it has yet to be explored, by recasting the partnership from a US-centered point of view to one based on how Saudi Arabia and Iran see their roles. Who is to blame and how to fix it is part of this penetrating historic account which captivates readers through accurate, non-sensational, and objective analysis. Keynoush recounts it all: the fears, misunderstandings, prejudices, and ambitions that have hobbled efforts to build a lasting partnership, creating a work that is important to both the expert and the layperson. "--

"The mesmerizing story of two countries caught in history whose rivalry can destroy the world or restore its peace, this is the first book to untangle the complex relationship of Saudi Arabia and Iran by rejecting heated rhetoric and looking at the real roots of the issue to promise pathways to peace"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Contents; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: PART I; title: 1. Overview of Saudi-Iranian Relations; title: 2. How Religion Shaped the Saudi-Iranian Relations; title: PART II; title: 3. Saudi Arabia and Iran in Early Twentieth Century; title: 4. Early Diplomatic Relations; title: 5. Diplomatic Relations: 1955-63; title: 6. Epoch of Saudi Arabian-Iranian Cooperation and Rivalry; title: PART III; title: 7. Saudi Arabia and Revolutionary Iran; title: 8. Saudi-Iranian De;tente; title: PART IV; title: 9. Saudi Arabia's and Iran's Quest for Stability after 9/11; title: 10. Saudi Arabia, Iran and Gulf Geopolitics: The Case of Iraq; title: 11. Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Levant Geopolitics: The Cases of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.