Saudi-Iranian struggle for hegemony in the Middle East Cover Image

Saudyjsko-irańska walka o hegemonię na Bliskim Wschodzie
Saudi-Iranian struggle for hegemony in the Middle East

Author(s): Karolina Adamska-Płocic
Subject(s): Politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Saudi Arabia; Iran; proxy wars; sectarian violence; Middle East

Summary/Abstract: Lasting for almost four decades imperial play between Saudi Arabia and Iran for the influencein the Middle East is comparable in its regional dimension to the global rivalry between theUnited States and Soviet Russia during the period of the Cold War. Iran, as a country presentingan openly anti-Western rhetoric, and Saudi Arabia, as the local ally of the Americans, havediverse versions of forming the political landscape. Currently both countries are perceivedby the international community as antagonists acting according to their own particular anddistinct businesses, ignoring the good of the nations afflicted by the intervention. The aim ofthis article is to present and analyse the historical and political causes and consequences ofthe conflict between these two aspiring regional forces

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 125-135
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish