Saudi Arabia’s Shaken Pillars: Impact on Southeast Asian Muslims

• Main Author: Saleem, Saleena
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Conflict and Stability; Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security; Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Religion in Contemporary Society; Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80994; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40768
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent geopolitical developments in the Middle East have shaken Saudi Arabia’s long-standing ideational “pillars” that underpin its domestic and foreign policies. For Muslims in Southeast Asia where Saudi Arabian soft power influence is relatively significant, the developments can create the conditi...