The Impact of the Israeli-Iranian Cyberwar on Arab Regional Security

Abstract

In this study, we aim to measure the overall impact of the Israeli-Iranian cyberwar on the Arab regional security using the regional security complex theory of Buzan, Wæver, and de Wilde. To this end, we analyzed international relations in the Arab world, including changes in patterns of amity-enmity, mutual security dependence, and distribution of powers. This study proved that Israeli-Iranian cyberwar had a clear impact on Arab regional security. The repercussions, dangers and threats of this cyberwar have led to fundamental changes to patterns of international relations in the Arab region, including: • Increasing mutual Cybersecurity dependence • Changing the patterns of amity-enmity • Changing the balance of cyber power among the countries of the region. This finally resulted in the formation of an Arab regional Cybersecurity complex, at the initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with participation from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.