Comparative Study of Saudia Arabia’s and Iran’s foreign policies towards U.S. designated terrorist organizations in Middle East
| Thesis title in Czech: | Srovnávací studie Saúdské Arábie a íránské zahraniční politiky vůči organizacím na Blízkém východě označenými USA za teroristické |
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| Thesis title in English: | Comparative Study of Saudia Arabia’s and Iran’s foreign policies towards U.S. designated terrorist organizations in Middle East |
| English key words: | Middle East, terrorism, Saudi Arabia, Iran |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2017/2018 |
| Thesis type: | diploma thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Department of Political Science (23-KP) |
| Supervisor: | Mgr. Bohumil Doboš, Ph.D. |
| Author: | hidden - assigned by the advisor |
| Date of registration: | 21.05.2018 |
| Date of assignment: | 21.05.2018 |
| Date and time of defence: | 31.01.2020 07:30 |
| Venue of defence: | Jinonice - U Kříže 8, Praha 5, J4019, Jinonice - místn. č. 4019 |
| Date of electronic submission: | 06.01.2020 |
| Date of proceeded defence: | 31.01.2020 |
| Opponents: | doc. Martin Riegl, Ph.D. |
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| References |
| Murray, D. (2009). US Foreign Policy and Iran: American-Iranian Relations since the Islamic Revolution. London: Routledge.
Mousavian, S. (2015). Iran and the United States: An Insider’s View on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace. London: Bloomsbury Academic. Tabatabai, A. (2018). Other Side of the Iranian Coin: Iran’s counterterrorism apparatus. London: Routledge. Riedel, B. (2017). Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR. Washington: Brookings Institution Press. Gold, D. (2004). Hatred’s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism. Washington: Regnery Publishing. Byman, D. (2007). Deadly Connections: States that Sponsor Terrorism. London: Cambridge University Press. |
| Preliminary scope of work |
| Abstract
The Middle East, as one of the most dynamic and troubling world regions, has a wide range of problems. However, in my view, the essential, if not the most essential, security issue here, is terrorism. It seems that the relative decline of terrorist groups, such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda, has made us forget that there are indeed underlying problems that cause the emergence of these deadly organizations. This paper aims to identify these causes by analyzing Saudi and Iranian foreign policy towards U.S.-designated terrorist organizations: Hezbollah, Hamas, Al-Qaeda, and Islamic State. In the process, the thesis will establish the general motives of these two states to support and fight terrorism, as well as their means of doing it. Furthermore, it will dive into the specifics of the policies that these two formulate towards every one of the previously stated groups. That will be done in order to prove arguments contending how Riyadh, in many ways, hinders U.S. counterterrorism efforts, while Iranians, contrary to popular belief, contribute to it. Acknowledging that there are many things on which these two states need to improve, the thesis will offer recommendations pointing to the need for Washington to take a more balanced approach to these two countries if it wishes to create a region where its involvement can be minimized. |
| Preliminary scope of work in English |
| Abstract
The Middle East, as one of the most dynamic and troubling world regions, has a wide range of problems. However, in my view, the essential, if not the most essential, security issue here, is terrorism. It seems that the relative decline of terrorist groups, such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda, has made us forget that there are indeed underlying problems that cause the emergence of these deadly organizations. This paper aims to identify these causes by analyzing Saudi and Iranian foreign policy towards U.S.-designated terrorist organizations: Hezbollah, Hamas, Al-Qaeda, and Islamic State. In the process, the thesis will establish the general motives of these two states to support and fight terrorism, as well as their means of doing it. Furthermore, it will dive into the specifics of the policies that these two formulate towards every one of the previously stated groups. That will be done in order to prove arguments contending how Riyadh, in many ways, hinders U.S. counterterrorism efforts, while Iranians, contrary to popular belief, contribute to it. Acknowledging that there are many things on which these two states need to improve, the thesis will offer recommendations pointing to the need for Washington to take a more balanced approach to these two countries if it wishes to create a region where its involvement can be minimized |