THE ROLE OF ‘SOFT POWER’ TOOLS IN FOREIGN POLICY OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2018-14-1-183-198
Abstract
At the end of the 21st century arose an implementation of ‘soft power’ instrumentation into the foreign policy practice of Saudi Arabia. The present article is aimed at reviewing the main components of the Saudi Arabian ‘soft power’ model and evaluating its eff ectiveness in terms of priority foreign policy objectives, primarily, strengthening national positions in the Middle East, secondarily, increasing prestige on the international scene. Within the framework of conceptualization of «soft power» phenomenon is raised a question about the modifi cation of the Western concept corresponding to eastern realities. The author singled out Islam as the main factor of the «soft power» of Saudi Arabia. Considerable attention is paid to the institutional aspect of non-military infl uence, as well as information and communication technologies.
About the Author
M. D. Mohammad
Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria D. Mohammad - postgraduate student, Department of International Political Processes, Faculty of Political Science.
1/3, Smolnii Str., Entrance 7, Saint Petersburg, 191124
References
1. Ezhov S. S., Belova M. A. (2015). Novaya staraya rol’ OPEK [The new Old role of OPEC]. Neft’ Rossii. 2015. No. 3. P. 10.
2. Kosach G. G., Melkumyan E. S. (2003). Vneshnyaya politika Saudovskoj Aravii. Prioritety, napravleniya, process prinyatiya resheniya [Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia. Priorities, Directions, Decision-Making Process]. Moscow: Institut izucheniya Izrailya i Blizhnego Vostoka. 88 p.
3. Al Yahya K., Fustier N. (2011). Saudi Arabia as a Humanitarian Donor: High Potential, Little Institutionalization. GPPI Research Paper. 2011. No. 14.
4. Blanchard C. M. (2008). The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafi yya. CRS Report for Congress. 5 p.
5. Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC). Annual Report. (2016).
6. Gallarotti G. M., Al Filali I. Y. (2012). The Soft Power of Saudi Arabia. International Studies. 2012. No. 49. P. 235.
7. Hammond A. (2007). Saudi Arabia’s Media Empire: Keeping the Masses at Home. Arab Media and Society. 2007. October.
8. Kedar M.(2017). The Hajj and the Struggle for Islamic Hegemony. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. 2017. No. 573. August.
9. Kostiner J. GCC Perceptions of Collective Security in the Post-Saddam Era. Kamrava M. The International Politics of the Persian Gulf. Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. New York. Syracuse University Press. 2011. 109 p.
10. Kovacs A. Saudi Arabia Exporting Salafi Education and Radicalizing Indonesia’s Muslims. GIGA-Focus. 2014. No. 7. November.
11. Long D. E., Maisel S. (2010). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2nd ed. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. 144 p.
12. Nye Jr. J. (1990). Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power. New York: Basic Books. P. 20–21.
13. Nye Jr. J. (2004). Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. New York: Public Aff airs. 2004. 142 p.
14. Nye Jr. J. (2011). The Future of Power. New York: Public Aff airs. P. 20–21.
15. Oakford S. (2017). Confi dential U. N. Document Questions the Saudi Arabian Blockade That’s Starving Yemen. The Intercept.
16. Reynolds G. S. (2017). Saudi Arabia, Salafi sm, and U. S. Foreign Policy. Principles. 2017. Vol. 3. No. 5.
17. Sengupta K. (2015). Turkey and Saudi Arabia Alarm the West by Backing Islamist Extremists the Americans Had Bombed in Syria. Independent. 2015.
18. Wiktorowicz Q. (2006). Anatomy of the Salafi Movement. Studies in Confl ict and Terrorism. 2006. Vol. 29. № 3. P. 207.
19. Yamin M., Albugami M. A. (2014). An Architecture for Improving Hajj Management. ICISO 2014: Service Science and Knowledge Innovation. 2014. Vol. 426. May 23–24. P. 188.
20. Zhang J., Benoit W. L. (2004). The Message Strategies of Saudi Arabia s Image Restoration Campaign after 9/11. Public Relations Review. 2004. No. 30. P. 161–162.
Review
For citations:
Mohammad M.D. THE ROLE OF ‘SOFT POWER’ TOOLS IN FOREIGN POLICY OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. Islam in the modern world. 2018;14(1):183-198. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2018-14-1-183-198
Views:
2329
Email this article 