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The year 1973 is usually considered the great equaliser among major oil producers. But the 'Visions' strategies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a so-called middle power and small state in the Middle East regional system, point to broadening economic relations as a great enhancer of economic power. This book explores the impact of regime type and leadership style on the two countries' foreign policies. It reveals how autonomy and influence, threat perception and alliance patterns are folded into the complex and personal riyal politik and economic statecraft that sit at the core of their international relations.

Political Economy in the Middle East : The Cases of Demography and Youth / Robert Mason and Seif Hendy -- Comparative Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East / Robert Mason and Dina Arakji -- Soft Power and Geopolitical Competition in the Modern Middle East / Simon Mabon and Eyad AlRefai -- The Regionalization and Internationalization of Conflict / Robert Mason and Neil Partrick -- The Middle-oil Country Curse of the Middle East / Ishac Diwan -- The Fall and Rise of Extra-regional Actors / Robert Mason and Philipp Casula -- Environmental Politics in the Middle East / Robert Mason and Mohamed Abdelraouf -- The Israel-Palestine Conflict as a Shaping Factor in Regional Politics / Robert Mason.

This book connects histories of Australia and the British Empire, with Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. It follows the unexpected passage of a group of radical Spanish-speakers in the isolated region of northern Australia during the first half of the twentieth-century, a period of rapidly expanding globalisation as well as the duration of the Spanish Civil War. The present study explores how their community responded to these rapid changes through the lessons of the Spanish-speaking world.

"In 1901, the year the six Australian colonies federated to become one country, revolution was being plotted across the world. Publicised in the newspapers and carried by migrants along global trade routes, the anarchist movement appeared prepared for a long period of power as one of the world's dominant historical forces. In few places was this more evident than in Spain, where poverty and population pressure prompted increasing emigration. In anglophone Australia, governments had long been alert to the threat of radicalised migrants, and this book traces the forgotten lives of one particular group of such migrants, the Spanish anarchists of northern Australia, revealing the personal connections between the English-speaking British Empire and the world of Spanish-speaking radicals. The present study demonstrates the vitality of this hidden world, and its importance for the development of Australia."--

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Foreword; 1: Introduction; 2: Making Sense of Australia; 3: In Search of Industrial Justice; 4: Sugaring the Revolution; 5: The Spanish Civil War; 6: After the Civil War; 7: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.

Brothers in arms, strangers in love : mapping the trajectory of flows between two different socio-religious models in Egypt and Saudi Arabia / Patryca Sasnal -- The Muslim Brotherhood and the Gulf States : implications of their relationship with Egypt / Maged Botros Salib -- Saudi-Egyptian relations in historical perspective : the foundations of a solid entente / Elie Podeh -- The Qatari-Saudi-Egyptian triangle after the Arab Spring / Suhaim Al-Thani -- Egypt-Turkey relations in context : what role for the GCC states? / Robert Mason -- Saudi Arabia and Egypt's strategic relationship : continuities and transformations after King Abdullah's death / Sebastian Sons -- Tactical alliance? : the relationship between Egypt under El-Sisi, Saudi-Arabia, and the UAE / Eman Ragab -- The development of Egypt-GCC relations and its impact on Gulf and regional security / Ashraf Keshk -- Egypt's relations with the Arab and Islamic worlds : what hope for a former hegemon? / Yacoob Abba Omar.

"By bringing together diverse case studies from Europe, Africa, and Asia, much can be learnt from different contexts where Muslim-state relations vary greatly according to: new, established, marginalized, or conflict-ridden communities; communities being constructively redefined or excluded; and between states that govern Muslim minority groups consistently according to the rule of law and states that are unable to govern effectively or persist in their toleration of cynical policies and public discourses, security-centric decision making or arbitrary legal ploys. The aim is to learn more about what drives government policy on Muslim minority communities, Muslim community policies and responses in turn, and where common ground lies in building religious tolerance, greater community cohesion and enhancing Muslim community-state relations. "--

Introduction -- 1. A conceptual framework -- 2. The shaping factors of regional insecurity and conflict in the formulation of contemporary Saudi and Iranian foreign policy -- 3. Saudi foreign policy: 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.

Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. A Conceptual Framework -- 2. The Shaping Factors of Regional Insecurity and Conflict in the Formulation of Contemporary Saudi and Iranian Foreign Policy -- The 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution: The Birth of Resistance Politics -- The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988): The Carter Doctrine and the Seeds of US Containment Policy -- The First Gulf War: The USA as a Local Power and the Subsequent Complexities of Establishing a Pan-Regional Security Architecture -- The Critical, Comprehensive and Civilizational Dialogues with Iran -- Saudi-US Relations in the Lead Up to 9/11 -- 3. Saudi Foreign Policy: Oil, Wahabism and 'Riyal Politik' -- The Domestic Environment and Political Economy of Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Foreign Policies in the Levant and Gulf -- The Global Relations of Saudi Arabia -- 4. Iranian Foreign Policy: The Politics of Civilization, Security and Economy -- The Domestic Environment and Political Economy -- Iran's 'Resistance Axis' and Cold War with Saudi Arabia -- Countering Western Interventions and International Sanctions -- The Dysfunctional International Relationship of Iran and the P5+1 -- The Possibility of Alternative Strategies: Attempting to Reconcile the Resistance and Pro-Western Alliances -- 5. The Triangulation of US Foreign Policy towards the Middle East -- Russia -- China -- India -- Japan -- The Convergence of Western Foreign Policies in the Middle East -- US Policy in the Middle East and Policy Prescriptions -- 6. Conclusions: Economic Factors in Middle East Foreign Policies -- The Relative Weight of Economic and Non-Economic Factors -- Economic Factors in Alliance Building -- Economic Factors in Deconstructing Adversarial Alliances -- Future Trends -- Notes -- Bibliography.

"This book explores and analyzes how the Arab Spring has affected the political and economic relationships between the West, the BRICs and the MENA states. It locates continuity and change in these relations within the broader context of democratization, energy, security, arms relationships, and the shift towards a multi-polar system. Each chapter charts a history of ideological engagement, which has generally given way to more pragmatic energy, economic, and security interests, and defines and analyzes the fundamental and emerging factors that shape foreign policy. The volume pays special attention to paid to the UN Security Council authorization of "all necessary measures" against Qaddafi's Libya and the subsequent deadlock in getting China and Russia to pass further Resolutions for intervention in Syria"--