Influential Factors in Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy towards Takfiri Terrorism: a Multifaceted Analysis

In recent years, South Western Asia has been faced with numerous terrorist attacks by Takfiri terrorists. The regional countries have applied different policies towards these terrorist acts. Employing an analytical method, this paper tries to study Saudi Arabia’s policies towards these issues in domestic, regional, and international arenas. The paper lists the influential factors in Saudi Arabia’s foreign policies towards Takfiri terrorism. The main findings of the paper show that domestically the influences from the Saudi kingdom and Wahhabism, and regionally Saudi Arabia’s model of competition with Iran play pivotal roles in the country’s foreign policies. Internationally, Saudi Arabia’s ideological capability to employ Takfiri terrorism in US foreign policy’s proxy strategy, especially in Syria, and also in US competition with Russia in Central Asia and the Caucasus is among the most important factors influencing Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy towards Takfiri Terrorism.