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To examine how Saudi Arabia defines, implements, and evolves the principle of moderation across domestic governance and foreign policy between 2015 and 2025.

September 17, 2026Global PolicyOpen Access

Moderate is the New Black: Shifts and Intersections in Saudi Arabia's Domestic and Foreign Policy

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JBJavier BordónLancaster University DMDavid Hernández MartínezUniversidad Complutense de Madrid

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Policy analysis reveals shifts toward moderation in Saudi governance, highlighting its role in regional ordering and state transformation.

Key Points

To examine how Saudi Arabia defines, implements, and evolves the principle of moderation across domestic governance and foreign policy between 2015 and 2025.
Qualitative policy analysis of Saudi state-led initiatives, governance reforms, and diplomatic strategies enacted under Prince Mohammed bin Salman from 2015 to 2025.
Theoretical examination of policy shifts intersecting with social reproduction, (de)securitisation processes, and regionalisation frameworks.
Domestically, the state applies moderation across political, religious, social, and economic spheres to reconstitute state-society relations and consolidate governance.
Regionally, Saudi Arabia employs moderation as a strategic differentiator to distinguish its foreign policy from rival powers and alter Middle Eastern security architecture.

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Bordón et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb6f95f706d05830e5bae https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.70242

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Policy analysis reveals shifts toward moderation in Saudi governance, highlighting its role in regional ordering and state transformation.

Moderate is the New Black: Shifts and Intersections in Saudi Arabia's Domestic and Foreign Policy

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Moderate is the New Black: Shifts and Intersections in Saudi Arabia's Domestic and Foreign Policy

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