The Decline of the Structural Power of the United States of America and the Consequent Effects on the Relations Between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran (2001-2020)

Subject Areas : علوم سیاسی

Sajjad  Hasani ¹ (Department of Political Science and International Relations, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Hassan  Khodaverdi ² (Department of Political Science and International Relations, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Garineh  Keshishyan Siraki ³ (Department of Political Science and International Relations, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2023-08-04 Accepted : 2023-08-04 Published : 2022-12-01

Keywords: Iran, Saudi Arabia, hegemony, International system structure, Post-hegemony,

Abstract :

The United States, as the dominant power in the structure of the international system, has been in decline since 9/11, and a gradual trend has emerged in its hegemonic position. Iran and Saudi Arabia, as two important regional players, were not unaffected by these changes in US power and the situation of this country in the structure of the international system. Changes in US power and position in this structure have also affected Saudi Arabia's relations with Iran in the Middle East security order. The question that arises in this regard is what effects the change in the position of the United States in the structure of the international system after 9/11 has had on the security order in the Middle East and, consequently, on the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. In the present article, an attempt is made to provide a suitable explanation of the subject by combining the theoretical propositions of neorealism and hegemonic stability using a descriptive-analytical method. The required information has been collected by library method and referring to valid internet sources.