Saudi Arabia Enters the Twenty-first Century: The military and international security dimensions

Saudi Arabia Enters the Twenty-first Century: The military and international security dimensions
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Download or read book Saudi Arabia Enters the Twenty-first Century: The military and international security dimensions written by Anthony H. Cordesman and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2003 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the continuing importance of Saudi Arabia in regional and world politics, the current and future effectiveness of the Saudi military carries increased significance. Despite recent strains in relations with the U.S., particularly in light of the role Saudis played in the events of September 11, 2001, the Kingdom remains America's key Arab ally. Cordesman studies the challenges faced by the Saudis from both their allies and their potential enemies to assess Saudi Arabia's ability to forge a better approach to collective security in the Gulf and to create more stable long-term security arrangements with the U.S. and other Western Powers. This assessment of Saudi Arabia's strategic position includes a full-scale analysis of Saudi military forces, defense expenditures, arms imports, military modernization, readiness and war fighting capability. It examines both the cooperation and tension with other Southern Gulf States. It explores the implications of the conventional military build-up and creeping proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Gulf and the resulting changes in Saudi Arabia's security position. All of these factors have critical implications for stability within the Kingdom, within the Gulf, as well as in the broader global context.


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