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Article
The Impact of Systemic Factors on Iran-Gulf Arab Relations
Author(s)
Shireen Hunter
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2020.11.001
Affiliation(s)
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA
ABSTRACT
Since the Persian
Gulf Arab states became independent in the 1960s and the 1970s, their relations with Iran have
been mostly fraught. In particular, since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran,
relations with the Persian Gulf Arab states have deteriorated. Demographic and geographic imbalances, often clashing ideologies and
world views, diverging security interest, competition for regional influence, plus ethnic
and sectarian differences between Iran and the Arabs, have been responsible for
the fraught state of Iran-Gulf Arab relations. However,
systemic factors both at international and regional levels, have also deeply
affected these relations. At the regional level, the Israel factor and the
evolving nature of intra-Arab politics have been especially significant. At the international level, the character of the
international political system, especially the balance of power among its key
actors, plus the policies of the major international players have had the greatest impact. This pattern is likely to continue in future as
well.
KEYWORDS
Iran, GCC, Relations, Systemic
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