Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313380761)

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.

Author: Anthony Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International S
ISBN-10: 0313380767
ISBN-13: 9780313380761
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2009
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 296