SAUDI ARABIA – Four reasons why Saudi Arabia’s soft power eclipses all others (Hasan Ismaik, Al Arabiya)

Aerial view of skyline of Mecca holy city in Saudi Arabia. (Shutterstock)
Aerial view of skyline of Mecca holy city in Saudi Arabia. (Shutterstock)

What is Saudi Arabia’s source of power? Oil, some say. That’s wrong, I say. It is instead the Kingdom’s unique cultural power and influence that are central to understanding its role in the world today. While countries have various sources of power, Saudi Arabia’s “soft power” is near unmatched. It has assets and a heritage that others do not.

But what is soft power and how does the Kingdom wield it?

https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2020/12/04/Four-reasons-why-Saudi-Arabia-s-soft-power-eclipses-all-others

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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