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Global Security Watch-Saudi Arabia (Hardcover)
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Global Security Watch-Saudi Arabia (Hardcover)
Series: Praeger Security International
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Examines the causes and consequences of Saudi Arabia's current
security policy and the domestic, regional, and international
challenges the country's defense program presents to the general
welfare of the Middle East. As possessor of a quarter of the
world's oil reserves and host to two of the holiest cities in
Islam, Saudi Arabia is an integral part of the cultural, economic,
and political well-being of the Middle East. From Persian Gulf
security, to Middle Eastern politics, to the international energy
industry, events in this desert kingdom strongly impact the
stability of the region. This comprehensive resource analyzes
contemporary Saudi Arabia-its modern history, the role of Islam,
and the nature of Saudi foreign relations-and reveals how these and
other factors dictate and shape the country's current security
policies and priorities. Middle East expert and author Mathew Gray
has organized the work into six sections: the first provides an
historical overview of the region from the mid-1700s to the 1980s;
the second explores the Saudi political and security system; the
third discusses Saudi-U.S. relations; the fourth looks at Saudi
relations with the Gulf region and the wider Middle East; and the
fifth considers Saudi Arabia's role in Sunni extremism and
terrorism. The final chapter looks at emerging security threats for
Saudi Arabia. The book includes an overview of future challenges
and risks including climate change, water shortages, and problems
of Saudi identity and social dispersion. Explains the role of oil
in sustaining the state-society political bargain, and the impact
of population on its effectiveness Links Islam and Islamic
extremism to a range of influencing factors, including political
pressure, demographic changes, and the role of globalization in
fostering more extreme views Weaves together an analysis of
politics, economics, foreign relations, and social change, showing
how these all relate to and impact each other and, above all, shape
Saudi Arabia's and the Middle East's security environment
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