http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-III).04
10.31703/girr.2024(VII-III).04
Published : Sep 2024
The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS
The state's role in regional and international affairs shifts with the leadership change, particularly when the new leader is younger and more ambitious than his predecessors. The role of Saudi Arabia has been evolving with the rise of de facto leader Muhammad Bin Salaman(MBS). As a foreign policy tool, Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of MBS, has chosen a particular diplomatic approach to lessen conflict, promote regional peace and stability, and develop its economy in order to gain more clout in the Middle East. So, what is the unique diplomatic regional approach of MBS, and why is KSA, under MBS's leadership, still facing serious challenges in the region? This study briefly explores Muhammad bin Salman's diplomatic initiatives toward regional countries with strained relations. This study highlights the challenges the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia faces under Muhammad bin Salman's leadership in achieving diplomatic success with regional countries.
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Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman, Middle East, Regional Diplomacy, Individual Level of Analysis
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(1) Syed Qandil Abbas
Associated Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Saba Anwar Khan
MPhil Scholar, Department of International Relations with Special Focus on Middle East, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Abbas, S. Q., & Khan, S. A. (2024). The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS. Global International Relations Review, VII(III), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-III).04
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CHICAGO : Abbas, Syed Qandil, and Saba Anwar Khan. 2024. "The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS." Global International Relations Review, VII (III): 36-43 doi: 10.31703/girr.2024(VII-III).04
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HARVARD : ABBAS, S. Q. & KHAN, S. A. 2024. The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS. Global International Relations Review, VII, 36-43.
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MHRA : Abbas, Syed Qandil, and Saba Anwar Khan. 2024. "The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS." Global International Relations Review, VII: 36-43
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MLA : Abbas, Syed Qandil, and Saba Anwar Khan. "The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS." Global International Relations Review, VII.III (2024): 36-43 Print.
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OXFORD : Abbas, Syed Qandil and Khan, Saba Anwar (2024), "The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS", Global International Relations Review, VII (III), 36-43
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TURABIAN : Abbas, Syed Qandil, and Saba Anwar Khan. "The Evolving Role of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: Challenges to Regional Diplomacy of MBS." Global International Relations Review VII, no. III (2024): 36-43. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-III).04