Saudi Arabia in the 1980s: Foreign Policy, Security, and Oil

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Brookings Institution Press, 2010 M12 1 - 190 pages

This book examines the foreign relations, politics, and government of Saudi Arabia during the 1980s.

 

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Contents

Saudi Security in the 1980s
1
The Arab World and the Palestinians
13
The Islamic World
36
The Superpower Rivalry
47
The Structure of Authority
76
Pressures for Change and Problems for the Future
90
The Ingredients of Decision Recent History
107
Saudi Oil Decisions
123
The USSaudi Military Relationship
163
Petroleum A Look into the Future
164
Genealogy of the Al Saud
171
Key Members of the Family of King Abd alAziz
172
Saudi Arabias Military Capabilities
174
Chronology of Saudi Oil Production and Policies
177
Bibliography
180
Index
187

USSaudi Relations
139
Economic Data
161

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About the author (2010)

William B. Quandt is Edward R. Stettinius Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and was formerly a senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. During the Nixon and Carter years, he served on the staff of the National Security Council and was deeply involved in the first Camp David negotiations, which led to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.

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