Blurred lines:

the influence of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Lebanese internal politics

Authors

  • Said Chaya Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Rosario; Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/cc.vi126.46

Keywords:

Lebanon, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Foreign Policy, Penetrated System

Abstract

Between 2014 and 2016, the Presidency of the Lebanese Republic was vacant. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran played an important role in the country in crisis, in a context in which both emerging regional powers are fighting for its control. But, this influence in Lebanon is not always directly implemented, but through two political parties: the Future Movement, which is run by the Hariri dynasty and represents mostly the Sunnis, and Hezbollah, the most influential Shiite faction, which has a military wing. At the same time, the game of these regional powers in Lebanon is tied to another extreme situation in the Levant: the conflict in Syria. Lebanon is thus consecrated as a "Penetrated PoliticalSystem", in which the differences between local, regional, national and international politics become blurred.

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Author Biography

Said Chaya, Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Rosario; Argentina.

Licenciado en Ciencia Política, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR, Argentina). Docente en nivel medio y universitario (UNR; UCEL). Estudiante de Posgrado (UNR). Investigador del IREMAI-UNR y del Grupo de Estudios sobre Medio Oriente de la Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales (UNR). Secretario General Mundial de la World Lebanese Cultural Union Youth (período 2014-16). 

Published

2020-05-28

How to Cite

Chaya, S. (2020). Blurred lines: : the influence of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Lebanese internal politics. CUPEA Cuadernos De Política Exterior Argentina, (126), 67–78. https://doi.org/10.35305/cc.vi126.46

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Section

Artículos de investigación (sometidos a referato doble ciego)

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