Rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran not much about the victim

  • Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have been increasing recently. Although the narrative developed to describe the execution of a Saudi Shiite cleric, Nimr Al-Nimr, as a sectarian dimension of the Kingdom’s policies towards Iran, Saudi Arabia’s goals are not principally fuelling the Shiite-Sunni divide. The Saudi executions were partially an attempt by Saudi Arabia to severe ties with Iran and push the tensions forward. Lifting sanctions against Iran, coupled with oil prices plummeting to around $32 per barrel remains a frightening nightmare for the Saudis...

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Author:Hakim Khatib
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-391848
URL:http://www.sicherheitspolitik-blog.de/2016/01/30/rivalry-between-saudi-arabia-and-iran-not-much-about-the-victim/
Parent Title (German):sicherheitspolitik-blog.de
Place of publication:Frankfurt am Main
Document Type:Report
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2016/01/30
Date of first Publication:2016/01/30
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2016/02/02
Tag:Iran; Saudi Arabia; sectarian divide; shia; sunni; tensions in the Middle East; war of words
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HeBIS-PPN:372417620
Institutes:Gesellschaftswissenschaften / Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Exzellenzcluster / Exzellenzcluster Die Herausbildung normativer Ordnungen
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
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