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050 00 $aUA853.S33$bC664 2005
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100 1 $aCordesman, Anthony H.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82133925
245 10 $aNational security in Saudi Arabia :$bthreats, responses, and challenges /$cAnthony H. Cordesman and Nawaf Obaid.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bPraeger Security International ;$aWashington, D.C. :$bPublished in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies,$c2005.
300 $axxiv, 426 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 403-426).
505 00 $g1.$tThe new balance of threats in the gulf region -- $g2.$tAsymmetric threats and Islamist extremists -- $g3.$tExternal strategic pressures -- $g4.$tThe Saudi security apparatus -- $g5.$tSaudi military forces -- $g6.$tThe Saudi paramilitary and internal security apparatus -- $g7.$tSaudi energy security -- $g8.$tMilitary reform -- $g9.$tInternal security reform -- $g10.$tThe broader priorities for security reform.
520 1 $a"With continuing instability in Iraq, the threat of a nuclear Iran, and the ever-present reality of further terrorist attacks within its own borders, Saudi Arabia has been forced to make some hard decisions. The current structure of the Saudi security apparatus is only one pathway to improved security. Economic and demographic threats may well be the hardest hurdles to overcome. What has been accomplished since 2001, and what are the real prospects and implications of further reform? To what extent should the kingdom continue to rely on the U.S. to protect its interests?" "Anthony H. Cordesman and Nawaf Obaid argue that it is time to put an end to client and tutorial relations. Saudi Arabia must emerge as a true partner. This will require the creation of effective Saudi forces for both defense and counter-terrorism. Saudi Arabia has embarked upon a process of political, economic, and social reforms that reflects a growing understanding by the governing members of the royal family, Saudi technocrats, and Saudi businessmen that Saudi Arabia must reform and diversify its economy and must create vast numbers of new jobs for its young and growing population. There is a similar understanding that economic reform must be combined with some level of political and social reform if Saudi Arabia is to remain stable in the face of change. With Gulf security, the war on terrorism, and the security of some sixty percent of the world's oil reserves at stake, the real questions are how quickly Saudi Arabia can change and adapt its overall approach to security and how successful it will be in the process."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aNational security$zSaudi Arabia.
651 0 $aSaudi Arabia$xMilitary policy.
700 1 $aObaid, Nawaf E.,$d1974-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00085919
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0514/2005016847.html
852 00 $bleh$hUA853.S33$iC664 2005