Saudi-Iran Literature

15th Jul 2019 by Simon Mabon

  Saudi-Iran Relations

Below are resources looking at the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. 

·   Aarts, P. and Van Duijne, J., 2009. Saudi Arabia after US-Iranian détente: left in the lurch?. Middle East Policy, 16(3), pp.64-78. 

·   Alghunaim, G., 2014. Conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran: An Examination of Critical Factors Inhibiting their Positive Roles in the Middle East. 

·   Amiri, R.E., Samsu, K.H.B.K. and Fereidouni, H.G., 2011. The Hajj and Iran’s foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 46(6), pp.678-690.

·   Antonopoulos, P. and Cottle, D., 2017. Syria: The Hegemonic Flashpoint between Iran and Saudi Arabia?. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd.

·   Badeeb, S., 1993. Saudi-Iranian Relations 1932-1982. Echoes. 

·   Bahgat, G., 2000. Iranian-Saudi rapprochement: Prospects and implications. World Affairs, 162(3), p.108.

·   Berti, B. and Guzansky, Y., 2014. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy on Iran and the Proxy War in Syria: Toward a New Chapter?. Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, 8(3), pp.25-34. 

·   bin Salman Al-Saud, F., 2003. Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: Power Politics in Transition. IB Tauris.

·   Chubin, S. and Tripp, C., 2014. Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations and Regional Order. Routledge.

·   Cooper, A.S., 2012. The oil kings: how the US, Iran, and Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East.Simon and Schuster. 

·   Dorsey, J.M., 2016. Saudi Arabia and Iran: the battle for hegemony that the Kingdom cannot win. Przegląd Strategiczny, 6(9), pp.357-373. 

·   Downs, K., 2012. A theoretical analysis of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry in Bahrain. Journal of Politics & International Studies, 8, p.13. 

·   Esfandiary, D. and Tabatabai, A., 2016. Yemen: an Opportunity for Iran–Saudi Dialogue?. The Washington Quarterly, 39(2), pp.155-174.

·   Irani, R.G., 1977. US Strategic Interests in Iran and Saudi Arabia. ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA. 

·   Keynoush, B., 2016. Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends Or Foes?. Palgrave Macmillan.

·   Mabon, S., 2012. The Battle for Bahrain: Iranian-Saudi Rivalry. Middle East Policy, 19(2), p.84.

·   Mabon, S., 2013. Saudi Arabia and Iran : soft power rivalry in the Middle East, London ; New York: I.B. Tauris.

·   Mabon, S.P., 2015. Saudi Arabia, Iran and geopolitical change in the Middle East. Foreign Policy Centre.

·   Mabon, S., 2016. Saudi Arabia in Flux: Plus ça change…?. The Middle East Journal, 70(4), pp.673-676.

·   Mabon, S., 2017. Saudi Arabia and Iran: Friends, Rivals or Foes in Geopolitical Flux. Bustan: The Middle East Book Review, 8(1), pp.38-53. 

·  Mabon, S., 2018. Muting the Trumpets of Sabotage: Saudi Arabia, the US and the quest to securitize Iran. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 45(5), pp742-759.

·   Mabon, S., 2018. It’sa family affair: Religion, geopolitics and the rise of Mohammed bin Salman. Insight Turkey, 20(2), pp.51-66. 

·   Mason, R., 2014. Foreign policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia: economics and diplomacy in the Middle East. Bloomsbury Publishing.

·  Nonneman, G., 1991. The GCC and the Islamic Republic: towards a restoration of the pattern. In Ehteshami, A., and Manshour Varasteh, Iran and the International Community (London: New York), pp.102-123.   

·  Nonneman, G.2004. The Gulf States and the Iran-Iraq War: Pattern Shifts and Continuities. In Potter, L. G, and Gary Sick, Iran, Iraq and the Legacies of War (New York: Palgrave), pp.167-192.   

· Okruhlik, G., 2003. Saudi Arabian‐Iranian Relations: External Rapprochement and Internal Consolidation. Middle East Policy, 10(2), pp.113-125. 

·   Rich, B., 2012. Gulf War 4.0: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Complexification of the Persian Gulf Equation. Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 23(4), pp.471-486.

·   Rizwan, M., Arshid, M., Waqar, M. and Iram, S., 2014. From rivalry to nowhere: A story of Iran-Saudi ties. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science(IOSR-JHSS), 19(9), pp.91-101. 

·   Salloukh, B.F., 2013. The Arab uprisings and the geopolitics of the Middle East. The international spectator, 48(2), pp.32-46. 

·   Salloukh, B.F., 2017. Overlapping Contests and Middle East International Relations: The Return of the Weak Arab State. PS: Political Science & Politics, 50(3), pp.660-663.

· Wehrey, F., Karasik, T. W., Nader, A., Ghez, J., Hansell, L., Guffey, R.A., (eds) 2009. Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam: Rivalry, Cooperation, and Implications for U.S. Policy. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. 

· Wehrey, F., 2011. Uprisings Jolt the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry. Current History: A Journal of Contemporary World Affairs.