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Saudi-US Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) Launched
Visit the web site for more information on the SUSRIS
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> New Saudi-American
Forum Essays/Items of Interest:
"Saudi
Arabia: Don't Let Bin Laden Win!," by Anthony
Cordesman
"The
Approaching Turning Point: The Future of U.S. Relations
with the Gulf States," by F. Gregory Gause, III
"In
the Eye of Yet Another Storm: US-Saudi Relations and the Iraq
Campaign," by Gregory J.H. Dowling
"Saudi
Arabia: Winds of Change in the Desert," by Sandra Mackey
"US-Saudi
Ties Prove Crucial in War," by Michael Dobbs
"The
Prince," by Elsa Walsh
"Baer's 'Fall of the House
of Saud' and the Stakeholders in the Saudi-American
Relationship," by Kevin Taecker
"Wahhabism: A Christmas Eve
Talk," by Abdalla Musa Tayer Mohammed
"Myths
and Realities About Unemployment in Saudi Arabia,"
by Kevin Taecker
"Saudi
Arabs, Americans and Oil,"
by Robert L. Norberg
"The
Role of the Extended Family in Saudi Arabia," by David E.
Long
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Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) Current
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Peace Issues...
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| AN
ESSAY FROM THE SAUDI-AMERICAN
FORUM |
The
Approaching Turning Point: The Future of
U.S. Relations with the Gulf States
by F.
Gregory Gause, III
[Second
in a series]
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Debunking the "Saudis as Enemies"
Thesis
Tensions are inevitable in the
Saudi-American relationship, and public support on
both sides is at an all-time low. The relationship
is bound to change. To some extent, the Bush
Administration's focus on Iraq has postponed that
change. Once the war with Iraq ends, the future of
Saudi-American relations will certainly reemerge on
the Administration's agenda. The question that both
governments confront is where they want it to go.
[more]
The Saudi-American Forum wishes to thank
Dr. Gause for permission to share this important
contribution to the dialogue on US-Saudi relations
with you. This paper was originally published
by the Brookings
Institution, Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
"The Approaching Turning Point: The Future
of U.S. Relations with the Gulf States" is
being provided to Saudi-American Forum members in
weekly serials due to the length of the report.
A complete version is posted to the Saudi-American
Forum library.
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AN
ESSAY FROM THE SAUDI-AMERICAN
FORUM
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Saudi
Arabia:
Don't Let Bin Laden Win!
by Anthony H. Cordesman
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The
West, and particularly the United States, is running
a growing risk of handing Osama Bin Laden a major
victory. Ever since the attack on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, there
has been an increasing tendency to treat Saudi
Arabia, not Bin Laden, as the enemy. The result has
been a flood of criticism of the Saudi leadership,
Saudi social practices and the Saudi interpretation
of Islam. In some cases, an entire society is
treated as if it were composed of terrorists. The
latest attacks on the largely Western compounds in
Riyadh may make this situation worse. In fact, they
could help provoke precisely the kind of western
flight from Saudi Arabia and �clash of
civilizations� that Bin Laden wants.
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King
Fahd Addresses the Consultative Council (Majlis Al-Shura)
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"...We
are facing a world at a crossroads, since ideals have been
altered, certain coalitions terminated, and other groupings
formed. The
principles of international order have receded.
The information revolution has affected all
international foundations: social, economic and political.
Every country is dealing with these changes and trying
to understand them and relate to them with their cultural,
social and political realities. They also aim at linking them
to their historical heritage and values. We are part of this
world and we cannot be disconnected from it.
We will not feel satisfied to be just spectators while
the whole world is competing to form the new world order,
especially since this country is located at the heart of the
Muslim World, and is considered the cradle of the Arab
identity.
"We
should all therefore live up to such challenges.
We will not be able to do so until we have a grip on
our tolerant belief and maintain our national unity - which is
our message inside and outside the Kingdom - and support one
another in carrying out responsibilities and duties..."
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King Fahd bin Abdulaziz
Full-text
of
speech
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Look Who's Talking...
The Saudi-US Relations Information Service web site
features a discussion forum for you to post your
ideas, opinions and questions. To sign on
and speak up Click
Here. Among the posts in current
threads:
"I think
it depends on who is defining conservative. Saudis
appear conservative to some people in the USA, but
not all. Plus, you have to keep in mind all the
United States interests in the area - including
natural resources and holy lands. I think the media
has to be careful in its relations with Saudis,
because they impact public opinion of US-Saudi
relations."
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| PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN SAUDI-US RELATIONS |
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Robert
W. Jordan
U.S.
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ambassador Jordan was
nominated by President George W. Bush on September 12 and
confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia on October 3, 2001.
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Crown Prince Abdullah
receives U.S. Ambassador Robert Jordan.
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Ambassador
Jordan, formerly a practicing attorney and arbitrator, was
a senior partner and one of the founding partners of the
Dallas office of Baker Botts L.L.P. He has served as
personal attorney to President George W. Bush. A veteran
of the U.S. Navy, he received his Bachelor's degree in
political science from Duke University, received a Masters
degree in government and international relations from the
University of Maryland, and received his J.D. from the
University of Oklahoma.
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Embassy - Saudi Arabia
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THE BOOKSHELF |
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Access
to Oil - The United States
Relationships with Saudi Arabia and
Iran
by Fern Racine
Gold, Committee on Energy and Natural
Resource, Melvin A. Conant
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Book
Description (Amazon.com)
This 1977 report prepared for the
Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States Senate
relates much of the history that
affects international relations today.
For the United States, access to
secure supplies of foreign oil has
become an increasingly vital policy
goal with the decline of domestic
production and our growing dependence
on oil imports. This study
evaluates the relationships between
the United States and Saudi Arabia and
the United States and Iran in terms of
their contribution to access to oil.
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information and ordering
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