1st Edition

Saudi Arabian Foreign Relations Diplomacy and Mediation in Conflict Resolution

By René Rieger Copyright 2016
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

In recent decades, Saudi Arabia has committed itself to playing the part of mediator in intra-national and international conflicts in the greater Middle East region. Examples include the two Saudi-introduced Arab Peace Initiatives of 1982 and 2002, mediation attempts between Algeria and Morocco in the West Sahara conflict, Iraq and Syria during the Iran-Iraq War and Iran and Iraq towards the... Read more

Introduction 1 Saudi Foreign Policy: Interests, Options & Strategies 2 Saudi Arabia and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 3 The 2007 Makkah Agreement 4 The Road to the 1989 Taif Agreement 5 Saudi Arabia and the GCC Transition Plan for Yemen Conclusion

Biography

Rene Rieger is Chairman of Middle East and International Affairs Group (MEIA Research).