A self-fulfilling prophecy : the Saudi struggle for Iraq / Katherine Harvey.
In recent years, the geopolitical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has dominated the headlines. Many have charted the polarisation between a Saudi-led Sunni camp and an Iranian-led Shia one, assuming that a predominantly Shia state like Iraq would automatically ally with Iran. In this compellin...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hurst & Company,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Summary: | In recent years, the geopolitical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has dominated the headlines. Many have charted the polarisation between a Saudi-led Sunni camp and an Iranian-led Shia one, assuming that a predominantly Shia state like Iraq would automatically ally with Iran. In this compelling account, Katherine Harvey tells a different story: Iraq's current alignment with Iran was not a foregone conclusion. Rather, Saudi efforts to undermine Iran have paradoxically empowered it. Harvey investigates why the Saudis refused to engage with Iraq's post-2003 Shia-led government, despite continual outreach by Iraq's new leaders and considerable pressure from the United States. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 365 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0197631320 0197632904 9780197631324 9780197632901 |