02919cam a22004095a 4500 ocn880238508 OSt 20151025135755.0 140514s2015 enk frb 001 0 eng d 9781780767215 1780767218 BTCTA eng BTCTA BDX CDX YDXCP COO OCLCO LCI OCLCO EG-ScBUE aw----- a-ir--- a-su--- n-us--- 327.5 22 MAS Mason, Robert, 1979- 38564 Foreign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia : economics and diplomacy in the Middle East / Robert Mason. London ; New York : I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd., 2015. x, 276 p. ; 23 cm. Library of Modern Middle East Studies ; 153 Index : p. [273]-276. Bibliography : p. [234]-272. 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. 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 economic considerations (such as oil, gas, sanctions, trade and investment) have had on foreign policy decision-making processes and diplomatic activities. By examining the foreign policies of Saudi Arabia and Iran towards each other, and towards the wider Middle East and beyond, Mason seeks to highlight how oil policy, including oil production, pricing and security of supply and demand, is the paramount economic factor which drives the diplomacy and rivalry of these two pivotal regional powers. His book thus offers vital analysis for researchers of international relations in the Middle East and the processes involved in the formation of foreign policy. -- Amazon. Also available as an eBook. BUEsh Middle East Foreign relations. BUEsh Middle East Economic conditions. BUEsh Iran Economic policy. BUEsh Iran Foreign relations. BUEsh Saudi Arabia Economic policy. BUEsh Saudi Arabia Foreign relations. BUEsh Middle East Foreign relations United States. BUEsh United States Foreign relations Middle East. BUEsh BUSBOL October2015 Reading book 34232 ddc 20970 20942 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2015-10-25 Purchase 10 44 327.5 MAS 000031076 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2018-03-07 BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2015-10-25 Purchase 6 48 327.5 MAS 000031077 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2017-09-27 BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2015-10-25 Purchase 8 62 327.5 MAS 000031078 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2021-11-13 BB