Role of Saudi Arabia in Gulf Politics

Role of Saudi-Arabian Arabia in disjuncture PoliticsResearch Synopsis M.philSAUDI ARABIA AS hemp IN GULF POLITICSShaista Shaukat aliABSTRACTSaudi Arabia has played a key manipulation in disjunction politics, security and economy, for the past four decades, as well as in Muslim sphere during different strifes, issues and challenges like Palestine issue, Kuwait Iraq war, Yemen, Syria and Egypt crisis. The study will provide how certain factors in Muslim world like oil, religion regional conflicts, shaped their dealings with Saudi Arabia. Although each factor has played a significant graphic symbol in ascertain the foreign policy behavior in Muslim fixs, each factor has assumed different degrees of importance, and impacts on relation among Saudi Arabia and Muslim world on different time period, and how Saudi Arabia interested in maintaining a degree of co-operation policies, diplomacy, view point, strategical alliances and efforts to resolve the issues and crisis among Mu slim states. Saudi Arabia has wielded considerable decide with its neighbors through and through its vast oil reserves, financial and political support, and the ideological influence, domestically, and that how Saudi Arabia has power to affect regional political developments.SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDYPolitical Science and external Relations emerged as a result of the need to establish substantial connections between current politics and social sciences throughout the century. The change in the world-wide political environment especially in Muslim world has great impacts on relation among Muslim and non Muslim states, in this perspective, the study will helper to realise the role of Saudi Arabia in gulf politics and in conflics of Muslim states.HYPOTHESISH1 Saudi Arabia as a conflict manager in Middle eastwardern security environmentH2.Saudi Arabia is influencing the gulf politics through security alliancesH3 Saudi hegemony increasing in Muslim world due to its positivistic invo lvement in crisisOBJECTIVESThe study will identify and explore different factors and variables which have impacted on shaping policies and purpose by Saudi Arabia in managing conflicts in Muslim world. The study will attempts to establish and develop a comprehensive understanding of Saudi relations with Muslim states and will examine how these relations have been affected by various issues. The study will highlight the different factors, impacting on strategically relations between Saudi and Muslim world and shaping their foreign and national policies.METHODOLOGYData related to the topic will be collected from take holds, newspapers, articles, journals, research papers and government records.The research exit will be descriptive, qualitative techniques will be applied in the study.REVIEW OF LITERATUREMany books have been written on Saudi Arabia and its role in gulf state and in Muslim World. However major books, articles which are most relevant to the proposal research work discu ssed belowPalgrave wed in Regional Powers in the Middle East clean Constellations After the Arab Revolts explained how Saudi Arabia capable to perform his role in regional affairs. The writer alike provides some information about(predicate) Sadi role in Arab League and also makes a comparison between Turkiy and Saudi Arabia as regional power in Muslim World. This will be assistive in research as to know about the policies of regional powers in Middle East.Barry Rubin in Conflict and insurgence in the Contemporary Middle East provided a comparative analysis of militant wings and their supports in Middle East. It informed about the nature of conflicts in Gulf States and role of regional actors which can play a decisive role in resolving conflicts, so this book will be helpful to analyse the role of Saudi Arabia as a balancer in region.Ron Eduard Hassner in War on sanctified Grounds comprehensively described the mysteries and seat of conflicts on sacred places. The narrator expl ained the makkah and Jerusalem conflict and role of religious and political authorities of Middle East and also define the role of conflict manager Saudi Arabia. This book is quite relevant to the research topic.Sarah Stern in Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Terrorist Network the States and the Wests Fatal bosom an important book which provide information how Saudi Arabia play role in OIC as a larger funder and financial of this organization .Thicker than oil by Rachel Bronson,is very helpful book and discussed the saudi relationship ,geographic location and religiously motivated foreign policies , efforts to resolve the conflic from Africa to Afghanistan, Egypt to Nicaragua,The Saudi Enigma A HistoryBy Pascal Mnoret, is comprehensive book on Saudi involvement in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia , Algeria and gulf war.Riad A. Attar in Arms and Conflict in the Middle East .In this book writer discussed the importance of Saudi arabia in gulf politics and its influence on different conflics in gulf states, more important thing about this book is that writer narated figures about conflics.William M. Habeeb in The Middle East in Turmoil Conflict, Revolution, and Change discussed the ideologies of gulf states and their close tiec with Muslim and non Muslim states, and how these ties and ideologies influence the strategic partnership of Saudi Arabia with states. it will be helpful examine Saudi consensus to different threats to middle east.Simon Murden in Islam, the Middle East, and the New Global Hegemony examined the Saudi influence on Muslim states as well as relation with major super powers in international political sanerio. The writer described the security and stinting ties of Saudi Arabia with nuclear power that impacts the whole Muslim world directly and indirectly, in this way this book will help during research.Nawaf E. Obaid in The Power of Saudi Arabias Islamic Leaders discussed the role of Saudi Ulema in national and foreign policies as well as oil embargo an d about the Saudi hosting of foreign troops. This journal will also be helpful in this research.Tim Niblock in Saudi Arabia Power, Legitimacy and Survival discussed political agenda, reforms, policies, structure and change that not effect the gulf politics and policies but influence the whole Muslim world. it will be help full to make research about Saudis role as conflict manager.Stig Stenslie in regimen Stability in Saudi Arabia The Challenge of Succession threw light on the main decision makers related to security economic and political relations and alliances of royal family to other Muslim politicians. This book is quite relevant to the research topic and will be helpful in this regard.Hatem Shareef Abu-Lebdeh in Conflict and Peace in the Middle East discussed the role of Saudi Arabia in division of gulf politics, collation with Gulf States, resolutions, economics embargo which reflected the means and approaches to resolve the gulf crises. This book will also helpful in resear ch in point of view to understand the role of Saudi Arabia in gulf politics.Suhara Ashfaq in What is Saudi Arabias Desired Role in Muslim World? discussed the influential and dominating role of Saudi Arabia elaborating close ties between USA KSAJames Wynbrandt in A Brief History of Saudi Arabia by told us Saudi Arabia is an Islamic state has played a prominent role throughout the history and how influenced the regional politics. The interesting fact about this book is that the writer narrated everything through pictures, map, charts and illustration so it will quite helpful in this research.Majid Khadduri, Edmund Ghareeb in War in the Gulf, 1990-91 The Iraq-Kuwait Conflict and Its Implications explained how Saudi Arabia played the positive and effective role in Arab Gulf crisis, and efforts for not reach an agreement by direct negotiation, and how they promote co operation among Muslim countries during the crisis.BIBLOGRAPHYAbu-Lebdeh,H(1997 ).Conflict and Peace in the Middle East University press of AmericaAttar,A, R.(ED).(2009 ).Arms and Conflict in the Middle East Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House,UKBronson,R. (2006).Thicker than Oil Americas Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia. 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