The Soft Power as a Potential Tool of International Policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Authors: Alshehri Saeed Abdulrahman

Title variants

EN

Soft Power jako potencjalne narzędzie polityki międzynarodowej Królestwa Arabii Saudyjskiej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The soft power is an effective weapon that allows to achieve goals through persuasion rather than coercion or the use of hard power that may have high costs and heavy losses to humanity. This paper investigates some of the most important reasons for using soft power to build optimal relationships in international relations by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The purpose is to provide the most significant components of soft power for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the best way to use it, especially against those who seek expansion and spread the ideology of religious extremism and create terrorist militias in neighboring countries that carry out proxy wars to serve their expansion goals.

PL

Soft power jest skuteczną bronią, która pozwala osiągać cele poprzez perswazję, a nie przymus lub użycie twardej siły (hard power), która może wiązać się z wysokimi kosztami i dużymi stratami dla ludzkości. Niniejszy artykuł analizuje niektóre z najważniejszych powodów wykorzystywania miękkiej siły do budowania optymalnych stosunków w relacjach międzynarodowych przez Arabię Saudyjską. Celem jest zapewnienie Królestwu Arabii Saudyjskiej najważniejszych elementów miękkiej siły i jak najlepszego ich wykorzystania, zwłaszcza wobec tych, którzy dążą do ekspansji i szerzenia ideologii ekstremizmu religijnego oraz tworzą w sąsiednich krajach milicje terrorystyczne, które prowadzą wojny zastępcze w celu ekspansji.

Keywords

EN

soft power; hard power; resources evolution; strategic employment; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

PL

soft power; hard power; ewolucja zasobów; zatrudnienie strategiczne; Królestwo Arabii Saudyjskiej

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Społecznych i Bezpieczeństwa Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach
• Journal: De Securitate et Defensione. O Bezpieczeństwie i Obronności
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 1(7)
• Pages: 53-68

Dates

published

2021-07-28

Contributors

author

Alshehri Saeed Abdulrahman

• Saudi Air Force Liaison

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ISSN

2450-5005