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New Geopolitics Research

The Geopolitical Landscape of the Middle East: A System based on Controlling Trilateral Confrontation

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Mohsen Bayat ΒΆ
Corresponding author, Department of Political Science and Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran.
10.22034/nrpg.1.2.2
Abstract
The future of the geopolitical order in the West Asia, whose fundamental characteristics are dynamics, has always been a question in academic circles. The October 7th Hamas attack challenged the processes of normalizing relations and easing tensions between Arab countries, Iran-Saudi Arabia and Israel-Saudi Arabia. Can new developments in the region lead to serious changes in the distribution of power and even the creation of a stable geopolitical system or a collective security system? In this article, based on a theoretical framework derived from the integration of the theory of the regional security complex and regional geopolitical patterns as well as the analytical-descriptive method, we analyzed the geopolitical patterns of the three regional powers (Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel). This study shows that from a historical perspective, two patterns of competition-conflict and control of confrontation have cyclically dominated the West Asian region. With regard to the historical geopolitical patterns, the formation of a geopolitical system based on the control of a tripartite confrontation will be the most likely type of geopolitical order after the Israel-centered resistance war.
Keywords
West Asia
geopolitical order
geopolitical patterns
control of the trilateral confrontation
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New Geopolitics Research
Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
September 2024
Pages 27-45