“Omni balancing” and Saudi Arabian Coalition Building against the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Abdol Majid Seifi
1
,
Naser pourhassan
2
1 - Assistant professor in international relations, Ayatollah Brojerdi University.
2 - Assistant professor in international relations, Ayatollah Brojerdi University.
Keywords: Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Islamic Republic of Iran, balance of threat, Omni balancing,
Abstract :
Abstract After the victory of Islamic revolution in Iran, several regional coalitions were formed in geopolitical region around Iran, particularly in Arabian Peninsula. One of the important regional actors of these coalitions is Saudi Arabia. The basis of Saudi authorities in “making coalition” is “balance of threat” which is formed in the face of Islamic Republic of Iran as the source of threat. The present article by rejecting this argument wants to answer this question that the role making by Saudi Arabia in balancing in the Middle East region, particularly in Persian Gulf region and Arabian Peninsula against Iran is based on what logic and base? The underlying hypothesis propounded by the article is that the real root of coalition making by Saudi Arabia, from Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) till Determination Storm Operation against Ansarullah of Yemen and against Islamic Republic of Iran is “Omni aspect balancing” which the source of them are internal crisis of Saudi Arabia. The methodology used in the article is descriptive-analytical.