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Authoritarian mediationSaudi-Iran strategic realignment in China's shadow /

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Authoritarian mediationby Saira Khan.
其他題名:	Saudi-Iran strategic realignment in China's shadow /
作者:	Khan, Saira.
出版者:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025.
面頁冊數:	xxi, 282 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
標題:	Middle Eastern Politics.
標題:	Saudi ArabiaSocial life and customs.
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01388-0
ISBN:	9783032013880$q(electronic bk.)

Authoritarian mediationSaudi-Iran strategic realignment in China's shadow /
Khan, Saira.

Authoritarian mediationSaudi-Iran strategic realignment in China's shadow /[electronic resource] :by Saira Khan. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025. - xxi, 282 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - New security challenges,2731-0337. - New security challenges..

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Diplomatic Breakthrough and Its Global Significance -- Chapter 2: Historical Context and Evolution of the Saudi-Iran Rivalry and Cooperation Efforts -- Chapter 3: China's Strategic Interests and Role as a Mediator -- Chapter 4: Drivers Behind Rapprochement with Rivals -- Chapter 5: Dynamics of Authoritarian Mediation -- Chapter 6: Saudi Arabia's Perspectives -- Chapter 7: Iran's Calculations -- Chapter 8: Geopolitical Implications, Regional Power Dynamics, and the New Cold War -- Chapter 9: Future Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter 10: Conclusion.

This book investigates the groundbreaking diplomatic breakthrough between Saudi Arabia and Iran, mediated by China in March 2023-a striking departure from the traditional Western-dominated diplomatic processes that have long shaped the Middle East. This pivotal moment reflects a complex interplay of strategic calculations, domestic pressures, and shifting geopolitical realities, with far-reaching implications for regional and global power dynamics. The analysis unpacks the reasons why Saudi Arabia-a key regional actor-chose China, rather than a Western power, to mediate its rapprochement with Iran, an enduring rival. It investigates Riyadh's strategic priorities, recalibration of foreign policy, and the broader context of its regional ambitions. Simultaneously, the book explores Iran's motivations for embracing a China-brokered deal, examining how domestic economic challenges, regime stability, and diplomatic isolation influenced its decision to pursue a thaw in relations with Saudi Arabia. By situating this diplomatic realignment within the broader decline of Western influence in the Middle East, the book highlights how new patterns of engagement are emerging-ones that often bypass traditional Western channels in favor of authoritarian-led mediation. In doing so, it offers insight into the circumstances under which authoritarian states prefer third-party mediation by fellow authoritarian regimes-and when such arrangements produce the most durable outcomes. Ultimately, the book offers a novel perspective on the evolving nature of diplomacy in a multipolar world, where emerging powers like China are reshaping the geopolitical landscape through pragmatic, interest-based engagement. Saira Khan is an expert in international affairs with over two decades of experience teaching International Relations across Canada, Europe, West Asia, the U.S., and South Asia. She specializes in conflict dynamics, crisis management, war, and nuclear proliferation, with regional expertise in South Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Her work bridges academic research and policy relevance, offering insights into traditional and emerging threats. Khan is the author of The Iran Nuclear Deal (2024), Iran and Nuclear Weapons (2009, 2011), Nuclear Weapons and Conflict Transformation (2008, 2010), and Nuclear Proliferation Dynamics in Protracted Conflict Regions (2002).

ISBN: 9783032013880$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-032-01388-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

747817
Middle Eastern Politics.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

451352
Saudi Arabia
--Social life and customs.

LC Class. No.: DS228.I7

Dewey Class. No.: 327.538055

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