The politics of expansion: BRICS enlargement and the strategic calculus of founding members and Middle Eastern entrants through the cases of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
Trento, Leonardo (A.A. 2024/2025) The politics of expansion: BRICS enlargement and the strategic calculus of founding members and Middle Eastern entrants through the cases of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Tesi di Laurea in History and culture of Mediterranean countries, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Francesca Maria Corrao, pp. 96. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
Origins and evolution of BRICS. Origin of the term in the early 2000s. International scenario at the start of the 2000s. From discontent to early forms of cooperation. Combination of drivers: contested legitimacy and the “finance-first” pathway. From informal gatherings to institutionalization. The first BRIC’s leader summit in Yekaterinburg in 2009. From finance to wider cooperation: spillover dynamics and elite socialization. South Africa’s accession: from BRIC to BRICS. The foundations of US relations with Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Foundations of the US–Saudi relationship: early contacts, oil exploration and the Roosevelt–Abdulaziz meeting. From early cold war partnership to Khobar towers: the evolution of US–Saudi relations, 1946–1996. The 9/11 shock: suspicion, domestic sentiment and the reshaping of the “marriage of convenience”. US–UAE relations: independence, early recognition and the construction of a “model partner” narrative. Arab spring, Syria and Gulf perceptions of abandonment. The rise of Mohammed bin Salman, the Houthi threat and US ties rupture. BRICS evolution and enlargement from 2014 to 2024. The BRICS through the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea and the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The 2023 Johannesburg summit and founding members’ views over enlargement. The UAE’s ties with BRICS countries before enlargement and the path to membership. Saudi Arabia’s ties with leading BRICS countries and its hedging approach to membership. The 2024 Kazan summit between of enlargement and Saudi ambiguity. The UAE’s BRICS membership: a contrast with the Saudi approach. Enlargement and BRICS evolution.
References
Bibliografia: pp. 89-93.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | History and culture of Mediterranean countries |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Corrao, Francesca Maria |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Scognamiglio, Giuseppe |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Sep 2026 13:15 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Sep 2026 13:15 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46746 |
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