Essays about: "Saudi Arabia"

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1. 6. Behind Closed Doors : Analysing the Ethical Dilemma of Swedish Arms Export to Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Anna Wikner; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish arms trade; Saudi Arabia; international ethics; Swedish foreign policy; security policy; military equipment; human rights; democracy;

   Abstract : This study aims to shed light on the ethical implications of Sweden’s arms export to Saudi Arabia. It compares the compatibility of such exports with fundamental human rights standards and analyses the Swedish Government's justification of arms trade to Saudi Arabia in relation to international and local ethics, considering the principles of human rights, conflict resolution, states’ responsibility in promoting peace and conflict resolution and the recognition of people’s shared responsibility for the well-being of all people. READ MORE

3. 7. Values against Interests? Or Both? : A Case Analysis of Germany's Feminist Foreign Policy and Trade Relations with Saudi Arabia from 2021 to 2023

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Angela Bösen; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign policy; Germany; Saudi Arabia; role theory; feminist;

   Abstract : "Values and interests are not contradictory” is the approach of Germany’s current coalition government of the SPD, Greens, and FDP. However, German politicians from all parties narrate the role of the state in international affairs differently. READ MORE

4. 8. Navigating the Ambitions and Alliances of the Southern Transitional Council: A Comprehensive Analysis of Statehood Pursuits, Political Participation, and Interactions with Regional and Global Stakeholders

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Hend Khamis Rabea Omairan; [2023]
   Keywords : STC; Yemen Crisis; PLC; Conflict; Southern Issue; Identity; Political participation; Regional; International actors; Intervention.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the extent to which the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen has manifested itself as a partner of the Arab coalition and its aspirations to take the lead in regional and international politics and conflict resolution through the Yemen crisis. It also uses Qualitative Content Analysis to analyze fourteen interviews with key stakeholders and experts from various political parties in Yemen such as STC, General People’s Congress, Islah and independent activists. READ MORE

5. 9. A Failure of Norm Diffusion: An Analysis of Saudi Export of Salafist Norms to Bosnia and Herzegovina

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Theodor Selimovic; [2023]
   Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina; Salafism; Norm Diffusion; Elite structure; Islamic Community; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Saudi Arabia has been exporting Salafism, a fundamentalist version of Islam, to Bosnia and Herzegovina since the 1992-95 Yugoslav secession war. However, Salafism has been mostly rejected, even though one might expect Bosnian society to be susceptible to radicalism. READ MORE

6. 10. Holy Politics : Understanding how religion is instrumentalized in the proxy conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hassan Jaber; [2023]
   Keywords : Religion; Instrumentalism; International conflicts; Iran; Saudi Arabia; Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist; Wahhabism;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the existing gap in the research of religion in international relations by applying the theory of elite instrumentalism to the proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The analysis was able to demonstrate that the elites of both states have instrumentalized religion by utilizing concepts of Islamic rulership to legitimize their rule and justify their political actions. READ MORE