Securitization and State Sponsorship of Non-State Actors: Analyzing the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry  

作　　者：Akbar Khan Allauddin Kakar 

机构地区：[1]Commandand Staff College Quetta,Pakistan

出　　处：《Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences》2023年第4期477-494,共18页复旦人文社会科学论丛（英文版）

摘　　要：This article investigates the dynamics of rivalry and state sponsorship of non-state actors by explaining the Saudi-Iranian rivalry through the lens of securitization theory.The study elucidates that despite the enduring nature of their rivalry,both Iran and Saudi Arabia have exhibited a degree of restraint in escalating their conflicting dyadic relationship.It further notes that this behavior has forced them to securitize various issues in the region,framing them as potential threats to national and regime security,that has allowed them to build alliance and provide critical support to nonstate actors across the region.By so doing,Tehran and Riyadh seek to expand their influence and hunt their strategic and tactical objectives within the Middle East.This policy is primarily driven by geopolitical concerns rather than ideological or ethnic entitlements.

关 键 词：Rivalry Non-state actors Iran Saudi Arabia SECURITIZATION 

分 类 号：F83[经济管理—金融学] D81[政治法律—国际关系]