The U. S. and Saudi Arabia relations from the 1970 S to 1990 S : a theoretical debate

Abstract EN

There is an important view that the political events in the 1970s brought about a new political dimension in the debates on international political theories.

From this period, the nature of the role of state in international politics, the importance of political economy practices and the impact of international institutions on international politics have been taken into consideration.

The result of the discussions that began in the 1970s influenced a process that continued until the 1990s.

In this period many scholars such as Alexander Wendt and Robert Cox, have focused on the decreasing importance of the social power and economic data and its impact on the governments.

The question of how individuals affect the state and how the state affects the international politics have been questioned more frequently in the light of these discussions.

The view that the individual as a subjectivity influenced the state behavior and international politics by cognitive means gained more attention during this period against the mainstream international political theory.

The debate on international political theory in this period suggests that the role of the individual increases and the role of the state decreases in the international political arena.

In contrast, Systemic International Political Theory (SIPT) states that the role of the state continues to be an important element in the international political arena after taking the succession of the individual.

In the context of these discussions, this article focuses on the U.S.- Saudi Arabia relations.

The main reason of this is the reflection of Saudi Arabia’s use of oil as a weapon in the 1970s on global policies.

The first sign of the changing of the political climate in the U.S.

and Saudi Arabia relations is the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

Meanwhile, the oil crisis led by Saudi Arabia also affected the U.S.

and Saudi Arabia relations in the 1970s.

These events have been evaluated in the context of the discussion of policy theories.