ABSTRACT

This Special Issue examines post-2011 dynamics and the plethora of changes in the regional and domestic order in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. It argues that ideational factors are instrumental in both the building of peace and the construction of threats. Consequently, ideational factors are constitutive in inciting or pacifying cases of tension and conflict. Departing from the inherent connection between the domestic and the international, the Special Issue analyses the reconfiguration of the region through the lens of possibilities rather than impediments and centres on the role of ideational factors in foreign policy and their impact on peacebuilding in the region.

摘要

本期特刊探讨了 2011 年后的动态以及中东和波斯湾地区和国内秩序的大量变化。它认为观念因素对和平的构建和威胁的构建都有帮助。因此，观念因素在煽动或平息紧张和冲突的情况下是构成性的。本期特刊从国内与国际的内在联系出发，从可能性而非障碍的角度分析该地区的重构，并重点关注观念因素在外交政策中的作用及其对地区和平建设的影响。