A política externa saudita durante a Primavera árabe (2010-2014)

Authors

  • Bruno Mendelski de Souza Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul
  • Emmanuel Brandolff Jardim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2357797521213

Keywords:

Saudi Arabia Foreign Policy, Arab Spring, Omnibalancing, International Relations of North Africa and the Middle East, International Policy

Abstract

The Arab Spring has changed the geopolitics of North Africa and the Middle East. Among the regional powers, Saudi Arabia has stood out for having an incisive performance in the various countries affected by the Arab Spring. Based on that regional context, this article aims to discuss the Saudi foreign policy during the Arab Spring. Using a literature review on the topic, and the theoretical framework based on the omnibalancing theory, we infer that the foreign policy of Saudi Arabia, supporting coups and finance rebel groups during the Arab Spring, is guided not so much by state security, but by maintaining and legitimacy of your own front regime to its population.

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Author Biographies

Bruno Mendelski de Souza, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul

Mestre em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2012). Graduado em Relações Internacionais pelo Centro Universitário La Salle (2009). Atualmente é Coordenador e Professor do Curso de Relações Internacionais da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul. É Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Prisma (Pesquisas em Relações Internacionais de Santa Maria).

Emmanuel Brandolff Jardim

Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC).

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How to Cite

Mendelski de Souza, B., & Jardim, E. B. (2016). A política externa saudita durante a Primavera árabe (2010-2014). Revista InterAção, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.5902/2357797521213

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