DAMPAK STRATEGI SEKURITISASI ARAB SAUDI PADA PERANG SAUDARA YAMAN (2015-2021)

This thesis analyzes Saudi Arabia’s securitization strategy in response to the escalating conflict in Yemen, employing the theories of securitization also perception and misperception within a descriptive framework and qualitative data analysis. The intensifying conflict in Yemen has heightened security concerns for Saudi Arabia, which shares a border with Yemen. Through strategic speech acts, Saudi Arabia succeeded in garnering support from allied nations, including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Morocco, and Pakistan, to participate in the military operation, Operation Decisive Storm. By framing Iran as a supporter of the Houthi forces, Saudi Arabia reinforced a perception of threat that resonated with countries influenced by Iran in the Middle East, such as Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria. Saudi’s securitization efforts effectively branded the Houthis as a terrorist group allied with Iran, prompting the United States and its allies to supply military aid to Saudi Arabia. Conversely, this conflict has shifted Saudi-Iran relations from mere rivalry to open hostility.