SAUDI ARABIA, IRAN AND THE GEOPOLITICAL GAME IN YEMEN
Accepted
27 March 2026
Available Online
15 November 2015
Abstract
THE PRESENT ARTICLE ANALYZES THE POWER STRUGGLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN A MUCH MORE COMPLEX FRAME THAT TR ANSCENDS THE LEVANT, TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN ARABIAN PENINSULA. YEMEN, APPARENTLY A NOT SO IMPORTANT ACTOR IN THE GLOBAL EQUATION, IS IN FACT THE MAIN BATTLEGROUND FOR REGIONAL INTERESTS AND A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE ARAB STATES TO MANAGE THE YEMENI CRISIS WILL PROBABLY REPRESENT THE BIGGEST SECURITY RISK WHICH GULF MONARCHIES FACE ON THE MEDIUM AND SHORT TERM.
Keywords
GEOPOLITICS
MIDDLE EAST
POWER
IRAN
SAUDI ARABIA
YEMEN
AXES
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