Behavioral Study of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy before Egypt and Bahrain Following the Arab Revolutions

Regional revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and the expansion of consequent insurgences into other countries in western Asia have led to the formation of relationships as well as new behavioral patterns in the region. Meanwhile the behaviors of regional players in terms of confrontation toward these revolutions can be examined in both ends of the spectrum; countries that have greeted these revolutions and waves of transformation seeking with open arms and countries that have seen the expansion of these revolutions as a threat to their national and supra-national interests and have tried to confront and restrict their expansion. What has been studied in this article is the examination of Saudi Arabia's interactions with two revolutionary countries of Egypt (before the ousting of Morsi) and Bahrain. This article's inquiry is: How has Saudi Arabia acted after regional revolutions? The initial answer to this question or the main hypothesis of this article is this: As a conservative player, Saudi Arabia has attempted to block the revolutionary waves from entering its territories through the application of a number of policies (conservative and aggressive) and various instruments (political, economic, security and military).