Document Type : Research Paper
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran
Abstract
After years of conflict with Iran, Saudi Arabia resumed itsrelations with Iran with the mediation of China. This changein the strategyof Saudi Arabia was due to the understanding of the new leaders of this country about the change in the balanceof power from the West to the East.In fact, the emergence of emerging powers such as China and mutual political, economic and securitydependencies between the countries of the region and emerging powers have provided the ground for the transition from a unipolar world to a multipolar world. Based on this,the question of thecurrent research, which is organized in a descriptiveandexplanatory method, iswhat are the reasons forchangein Saudi Arabia's regional strategy?Based on the designed hypothesis, the three important factors of the decline of the unipolar world and the endof American protection, Russia's attempt to recover its extra-regional power and China's rise to become a global superpower have causedsaudi Arabia to reconsider. In its regional strategy, use this created space to its advantageand improve its relations with its neighborsin line withnational interests and political and economic development. As a result, the strategy of astrong government has replaced the strategy of a strong region with the participation and cooperation of neighbors.
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