RELACJE SAUDYJSKO-IRAŃSKIE I UKŁAD SIŁ NA BLISKIM WSCHODZIE
SAUDI-IRANIAN RELATIONS AND BALANCE OF POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, tension has grown between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Among theresearchers appeared the term "new" or "cold” war to describe the state of tensionprevailing between Tehran and Riyadh. This term is justified because both powers arenot interested in direct involvement in armed conflict. The aim of the study is to describethe Saudi-Iranian relations along with embedding them in the present-day balance ofpower in the region by indicating the significance for both powers of individual localconflicts for building their regional position. Thus, the work will answer the questionwhether relations between the great powers and the current geopolitical situation areconducive to the outbreak of a new conflict, or whether the existing dispute can beresolved at a relatively low level of intensity, by means of peaceful methods.

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