Overview

Full Product Details

9781788314145

Table of Contents

Reviews

'This book is essential reading for any informed understanding of a relationship whose scope and dynamic will likely shape the political and strategic landscape of the Middle East in the years ahead.' -- Clive Jones, Professor of Regional Security, Durham University 'An impressive work that leaves the reader with a strong and nuanced understanding of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and how it affects the internal and foreign policies of both nations... As diplomacy continues between Iran and the P-5+1, diplomats would do themselves a service by picking up Mabon's book.' -- Stephen McGlinchey * e-International Relations *

'All too often, analysis of tension across the Gulf region has been framed by recourse to a realpolitik that shapes and moulds competition between Riyadh and Tehran. In the wake of the Arab uprisings across the Middle East, this competition, with its overtones of an Islamic clash of civilizations now appears to set to shape popular perception and elite decision making as new security agendas and alliances are mapped out. Now, in this thoughtful and perceptive new book, Simon Mabon offers an alternative understanding of how and why the external manifestations of this competitive relationship are to be found in the internal social and political challenges faced by two regional regimes struggling to accomoodate the wider eddies of political and social pluralism. This book is essential reading for any informed understanding of a relationship whose scope and dynamic will likely shape the political and strategic landscape of the Middle East in the years ahead.' - Professor Clive Jones, Chair in Regional Security, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University.

Author Information

Simon Mabon is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK and a research associate with the Foreign Policy Centre. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Leeds.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available