REFLECTIONS ON FOREIGN POLICY AND REGIME
SURVIVAL: SUDAN’S AND ERITREA’S RELATIONS WITH
THE LEADING GULF STATES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
ARMED CONFLICT IN YEMEN
Research Article
REFLECTIONS ON FOREIGN POLICY AND REGIME
SURVIVAL: SUDAN’S AND ERITREA’S RELATIONS WITH
THE LEADING GULF STATES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
ARMED CONFLICT IN YEMEN
ABSTRACT
The expectation and materialization of the lifting of multilateral sanctions
on Iran, subsequent efforts to curb Iran, and the armed conflict in Yemen have had
important implications for relations between the Arab States. However, they have
also had wider repercussions, particularly in the Horn of Africa. In the context of
these two international events, the growing interest of the powerful Gulf States in
the Horn of Africa has contributed to the shake-up of foreign relations and political
alliances in the sub-region. This article deals with Sudan’s and Eritrea’s foreign
relations towards the leading Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. It highlights the
shift from their alliance with Iran to embracing relations with Saudi Arabia and the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), the leading states in the coalition intervening in the
conflict in Yemen. The article shows that when faced with internal difficulties and
external pressure, the Sudanese and Eritrean governments re-evaluated and shifted
their foreign policy orientation significantly in an effort to ensure the continuation
of obtaining material resources from the exterior that have been important for
regime survival. It argues that the extent to which Sudan and Eritrea have pursued
foreign policy orientation towards the leading GCC states reflects the level of
domestic difficulties and external pressure faced by each state.
YLONEN, A.,
(2018). REFLECTIONS ON FOREIGN POLICY AND REGIME
SURVIVAL: SUDAN’S AND ERITREA’S RELATIONS WITH
THE LEADING GULF STATES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
ARMED CONFLICT IN YEMEN. Journal of Law And Politics, 1(0), 9-16. Arrival Date Posted By:https://jlp.ibupress.com/articles/reflections-on-foreign-policy-and-regime-survival-sudan-s-and-eritrea-s-relations-with-the-leading-gulf-states-in-the-context-of-the-armed-conflict-in-yemen
