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Product Description Hostile relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are a major contributing factor to political instability in the Middle East. This book argues that rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh is possible and delves into the complexities of managing their long-standing conflict. By interviewing scholars and former policy makers from the Gulf region and abroad, the author draws out the core themes, strategies, and dynamics of the conflict since the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 to form a basis of an agenda for achieving peace. The result is a fresh perspective on a dangerous and unpredictable rift that affects not only its primary parties – Iran and Saudi Arabia – but also the geopolitics, economic stability and civil wars of the wider Middle Eastern region. Review "Ibrahim Fraihat's tome is a welcome and timely contribution and, more importantly, offers a degree of hope. While many see the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran in zero-sum ways, Fraihat argues that rapprochement is possible, in a radical and welcome departure from other literature on the topic. Drawing on first hand attempts to facilitate conflict reconciliation, this rich and insightful tome is essential reading for policy makers, peace-builders, academics and anyone wishing to better understand the politics of the region." -- Simon Mabon, Lancaster University "Remarkable for its lucidity, fieldwork, and command of the literature, this is a timely and authoritative study of the Middle East's most consequential bilateral relationship. Ibrahim Fraihat wisely jettisons timeworn primordialist tropes about the intractability and immutability of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry and focuses instead on how tensions between the two powers can be regulated and managed through wiser statecraft, grassroots activism, and domestic reforms. What sets this magisterial book apart from others on this topic is that it moves beyond diagnosis and analysis to propose creative policy recommendations." -- Frederic Wehrey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace "In this eminently fair and balanced assessment of the intractable conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Fraihat is in an unenviable position to try to make sense of a nonsensical hostility between two ruling regimes that are wasting their respective nations' resources and endangering an entire volatile region. A superb strategic intervention as to how to avert a colossal calamity from happening." -- Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University "A timely and well-informed analysis of one of the Middle East's most enduring and consequential rivalries. Fraihat offers an insider's perspective into the Iran-Saudi conflict along with practical suggestions for de-escalation through the lens of conflict resolution. A must for anyone seeking to understand the origins and manifestations of the regional 'cold war' between Saudi Arabia and Iran--and potential strategies for ending it." -- Justin Gengler, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University "This is exactly the book we need right now! Whereas much has been already been written about the causes and developments of the Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry, we have precious little knowledge about how this conflict can be peacefully managed and ultimately resolved. Fraihat combines his own personal experiences of participation in dialogue efforts over the years with the scholarly insights of the large body of research on conflict resolution, in order to shed light on this. The book gives us a solid basis for analysing the prospects and challenges for how to transform the current destructive relationship between these two regional powers into more constructive interactions, a transformation that would radically change the Middle East region, and thereby the world." -- Isak Svensson, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University "Ibrahim Fraihat is not a newcomer to the field and has already distinguished himself with a strong body of wo
