ABSTRACT Since the 2003 regime change in Iraq and the 2011 Arab uprisings, the political map of the Middle East has been in flux. Regional actors have taken advantage of emerging windows of opportunity, which have affected the outcome of this process. Saudi Arabia’s role as an aspiring regional hegemon in the region is salient: the country’s assertive course in shaping its neighbourhood coincides with a more independent foreign policy that goes beyond the traditional US alliance and seeks to diversify its international partners. This diversification of Saudi foreign policy since the ascension to the throne of King Salman in 2015 is explained by using the IR concept of hedging.

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打多元化牌：萨勒曼统治下的沙特阿拉伯外交政策

摘要 自 2003 年伊拉克政权更迭和 2011 年阿拉伯起义以来，中东的政治版图一直在不断变化。区域行动者利用了新出现的机会之窗，这影响了这一进程的结果。沙特阿拉伯作为该地区有抱负的地区霸主的角色很突出：该国在塑造邻国方面的自信路线与超越传统美国联盟并寻求使其国际伙伴多元化的更独立的外交政策相吻合。自 2015 年萨勒曼国王登基以来，沙特外交政策的这种多元化是通过使用对冲的 IR 概念来解释的。