Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy under MBS: decision unit change and its impacts towards Yemen and Syria

Abstract If Saudi Arabia’s regional strategy involves the containment of Iran’s proxies, why, under King Salman, did Saudi Arabia attack the Houthis in Yemen, but give up its attempt to overthrow Bashar al-Assad in Syria? I argue here that both decisions reflect Mohammed bin Salman’s willingness to...

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Main Author: José Antonio Lima
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro 2023-12-01
Series:Contexto Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292023000200200&tlng=en