Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region

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A thorough examination of the nation of Saudi Arabia, focusing on the current state of affairs and potential future challenges. Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of Saudi Arabia's strategic security efforts, both within the country and as a stabilizing regional presence. In this meticulously researched book, acclaimed geopolitical scholar Anthony Cordesman, well-known for his role as ABC News's national security analyst, takes readers inside the Saudi security structure for an unprecedented look at its internal and external forces, policymaking, and careful balancing of regional and East/West relationships. In Saudi Arabia, Anthony Cordesman shows how the Kingdom is responding to an unstable Iraq, a potentially nuclear Iran, the needs of its fellow Southern Gulf states, and the ongoing threat of terrorism inside its borders. Cordesman also considers a number of socioeconomic and demographic factors that could bring dramatic changes within the Kingdom in the near future. Nonpartisan, unbiased, and based on the author's unparalleled access to high profile Saudi officials, the book offers a level of expertise and insight no other consideration of the subject can match.

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Cordesman (Center for Strategic and International Studies) reviews the national security policies, challenges, and resources of Saudi Arabia in a manner that will be familiar to those who have read previous of his books. He examines the current strategic dynamics concerning Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Israel, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France and conducts a survey of the Saudi national security and military organizations and assets. He further discusses the "uncertain threat" of Iran, the possibility of Saudi weapons of mass destruction, the activities of Saudi Arabia's internal security forces, and the Saudi approach to counterterrorism. Finally, he explores political, economic, religious, and educational factors of "soft" counterterrorism. * Reference & Research Book News *

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Anthony H. Cordesman holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and is an analyst and commentator for ABC News.