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100	1		_aMason, Robert, _d1979- _938564
245	1	0	_aForeign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia : _beconomics and diplomacy in the Middle East / _cRobert Mason.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bI.B.Tauris & Co Ltd., _c2015.
300			_ax, 276 p. ; _c23 cm.
490	0		_aLibrary of Modern Middle East Studies ; _v153
500			_aIndex : p. [273]-276.
504			_aBibliography : p. [234]-272.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_aSaudi 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.
530			_aAlso available as an eBook.
650			_2BUEsh
651		0	_aMiddle East _xForeign relations. _2BUEsh
651		0	_aMiddle East _xEconomic conditions. _2BUEsh
651		0	_aIran _xEconomic policy. _2BUEsh
651		0	_aIran _xForeign relations. _2BUEsh
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _xEconomic policy. _2BUEsh
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _xForeign relations. _2BUEsh
651		0	_aMiddle East _xForeign relations _zUnited States. _2BUEsh
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zMiddle East. _2BUEsh
653			_bBUSBOL _cOctober2015
655			_vReading book _934232
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