Saudi Arabian foreign policy : conflict and cooperation / edited by Neil Partrick.

"Updated edition"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The internal context -- Domestic factors and foreign policy / Neil Partrick -- Islam and identity in foreign policy / Menno Preuschaft -- Saudi Arabia and the politics of oil / Neil Quilliam -- Part II. Saudi Arabia's foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia and Egypt / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and the GCC states / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and the Horn of Africa / Harry Verhoeven and Eckart Woertz -- Saudi Arabia and Iran / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and Iraq / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia's relations with Israel and Palestine / René Rieger -- Saudi Arabia and Jordan / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and the Maghreb / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia's relations with Syria and Lebanon / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and Turkey / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and Yemen / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and East Asia / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and Indonesia / Yon Machmudi -- Saudi Arabia and Malaysia / Mohd Fauzi Abu-Hussin and Mohd Afandi Salleh -- Saudi Arabia and South Asia / Robert Mason -- Saudi Arabia and Europe / Neil Partrick -- Saudi Arabia and Russia / Mark N. Katz -- Saudi Arabia and the USA / Neil Partrick.

"Mohammed bin Salman's purge of prominent figures, and his stated campaign to modernise and reform Saudi Arabia's laws and economy, have encountered both support and opposition globally and domestically. The Kingdom's potential to engage more effectively in the international community remains challenged by its political incapacity and its regional competition with Iran, including the Saudi-led war in Yemen. In this examination of Saudi Arabia's foreign policy, Gulf expert Neil Partrick and other analysts address the Kingdom's relations with established and emergent global powers, and with other important states across four continents. The book also investigates how factors from identity politics to the prospect of Iranian nuclear weapons determine Saudi foreign policy. As countries and companies battle for advantage in a changing international order, an understanding of the Kingdom is more important than ever. For students of the Middle East and international relations, this book provides indispensable insight into Saudi Arabia's engagement with its region and the world"--Publisher's description.