US Hegemony Towards the Saudi Arabian Policy on Yemen Conflict Post-Arab Spring 2011-2017

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the hegemony of the United States against the
direction of Saudi policy in the Yemeni conflict. Historically United States and
Saudi Arabia have a close relationship since 1940’s. The relationship is based on
economic, political, military and security interests. With US support, Saudi Arabia
has a major influence in the Middle East. The research question in this paper is
what is the reason of Saudi’s attack toward Yemen and what is the role of United
States in this aggression. The theory used in this study is the theory of hegemony
which is trying to explain how a country controlled other countries politically and
economically. The study finds that Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy toward Yemen is
one of the effect of American hegemony.