The dynamics of the Saudi strategy towards reshaping geopolitical influence practices in the Middle East region

Abstract

     This study discusses the contexts motivating the transformations that the Middle East region witnessed and the emergence of new regional equations. Its outcome was an exploration of the Saudi strategy in defining its geopolitical interests, which makes it have a corrective function by reviving its regional role and status and reducing the area of misunderstanding and tension with other parties in the region, thus avoiding... The confrontational approach in its interactions with the countries of the region, in addition to its attempts to find geopolitical links for strategic projects and partnerships and focusing on the role of development in its regional policy, as well as reshaping the pattern of alliances in the region in order to double its geopolitical influence and influence. The study also discusses the challenges that may hinder the directions of the new strategy and its repercussions on its policies in the Middle East region

Keywords: the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, geopolitics, the United States, Iran