Asia and the Saudi-Iranian“Cold War”:The Desirability of Non-Alignment,the Prospects for Detente,and the Chances of an Asian Peace Initiative  

作　　者：Philip Gater-Smith 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences,University of Tüubingen,Tüubingen,Germany

出　　处：《Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies》2020年第2期159-178,共20页亚洲中东与伊斯兰研究（英文）

摘　　要：The Saudi-Iranian enmity is a central element in the Middle East’s post-2011 violence.These two countries are at‘Cold War,’backing proxy allies,which fuels many of the region’s conflicts.Hence,any attempt at regional pacification will require mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran by powerful neutral stakeholders.To that end,this paper suggests an initiative by the Persian Gulf’s most important economic partners,China and India,an idea benefiting from their leverage-enhancing hydrocarbon market importance as well as their‘non-aligned status’in the conflict.Using the historical analogy of the 20th century Cold War between East and West as a loose framework,the paper identifies possible diplomatic and institutional mechanisms to achieve a Gulf d
etente and peace.It argues that these may be found in the historic Helsinki Accords and that a similar approach to the Saudi-Iranian Cold War should be attempted to prevent further regional and global conflict.

关 键 词：Gulf cold war Saudi Arabia-Iran conflict new silk road belt and road initiative China and India 

分 类 号：D81[政治法律—国际关系]