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SAUDI-US RELATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE - ISSUE 30October
27-November 2, 2003
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah and US
Secretary of State Colin Powell during a meeting in Paris, France on June 29,
2001.
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WHAT'S NEW
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> Saudi-US Relations
Information Service (SUSRIS) Launched
Visit the web site for more information on the SUSRIS features.
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> New Saudi-American Forum
Essays/Items of Interest:
"Correcting
Misconceptions About Women's Role in Saudi Society," by Maha Akeel, Arab
News staff
"Saudi
Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah Discusses Relations between Muslim and Non-Muslim
Nations"
"
'In Defense of the Nation': Terror and Reform in Saudi Arabia," by
James A. Russell
"Strengthening
Arab-US Relations: What Is Required? A Saudi View of the Palestine
Problem," by Amr Khashoggi
"U.S.-Arab
Economic Forum: One World. Two Cultures. Endless
Possibilities."
"HRH
Prince Saud Al-Faisal Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the
U.S. - Arab Economic Forum"
"Saudi-U.S.
Relations Information Service (SUSRIS) & Saudi-American (SAF) Quarterly
Summary"
"The
United States Must Not Neglect Saudi Arabian Investment," by Tanya C. Hsu
"Saudi-American Forum Interview
with Ambassador Chas W. Freeman: Part III - A Relationship in
Transition: What Is to Be Done?"
"Saudi-American Forum Interview
with Ambassador Chas W. Freeman: Part II - A Relationship in Transition,
9/11, Then What?"
"Saudi-American Forum Interview
with Ambassador Chas W. Freeman: Part I - A Relationship in
Transition -- And Then 9/11"
"Saudi Officials Take on
Challenges in the Media: Prince Saud Al-Faisal and Prince Turki
Al-Faisal Respond to Charges"
"Flogging
the Arabs? The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election and the Middle East,"
by David T. Dumke
"Whither
Saudi Arabia? Three Authors Try to Penetrate a Middle East Enigma,"
by David Long
"At
Your Service: Future U.S. Service Exports to Saudi Arabia," by Grant
F. Smith
"Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S.
Relations," by Alfred B. Prados, Congressional Research Service
"The
Crucibles: 9/11, Afghanistan and the Fashioning of a Foe [Part II],"
by Gregory J. H. Dowling
"On
Terrorism, Methodism, Saudi 'Wahhabism,' and the Censored 9-11 Report," by
Gary Leupp
"Saudis
Reject Bin Laden and Terrorism," by Dr. James J. Zogby
"Saudi
Government Counterterrorism - Counter Extremism Actions," by Anthony H.
Cordesman
"The
Crucibles: 9/11, Afghanistan and the Fashioning of a Foe [Part I],"
by Gregory J. H. Dowling
"Internet
May Lubricate Politics and Economies in Arab World," by Jim Landers
"Common
Enemy: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Unite Against Terrorists," by John Duke
Anthony
"Getting
Back on Track: Saudi Study in the U.S.," by Grant F. Smith
"Saudi
Arabia: A Relationship in Transition," by Hugh Renfro
"The
Children of Saudi-American Marriages," by Muddassir H. Siddiqui
"Tribal
Traditions and Modern Culture: A Review of The Belt," by
Isabel Cutler
"Imagined
Kingdoms: Islamic Militancy and Opposition in Saudi Arabia," by
Gregory J. H. Dowling
"Winds
of Change," by Massoud Derhally
"Pumping
Up Online Resources to Fuel Saudi-U.S. Relations," by Molouk Y. Ba-Isa
"Remember
Khobar Towers," by Louis J. Freeh
"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...
o Defense
and Security...
o Business
and Economics...
o Regional
Peace Issues...
o Energy
and Resources...
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| AN
ESSAY FROM THE SAF |
Saudization:
Development and Expectations Management
by Grant F. Smith
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Executive Summary
The Saudization program is striving to
increase workforce participation of Saudi nationals in the Kingdom.
The goal is 70% Saudi workforce participation by the end of the
decade, although the Saudization of some industries has been
accelerated.
In this environment, opportunities for American investors continue to be
attractive, though more complex. Paradoxically,
U.S.-Saudi relations will most likely improve as Saudi employees
experience increasing employment in American and joint venture firms
operating throughout the region.
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AN
ITEM OF INTEREST FROM SUSRIS |
Saudi
Redeployment of the F-15 to Tabuk
by Anthony H. Cordesman
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These
are remarkably tough times in the Middle East and it is easy to
overreact to developments that might be quietly accepted in periods
when Arab-Israeli tensions were not as high, and events like 9/11 had
not created so many concerns regarding Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi decision this March to deploy F-15 aircraft to Tabuk, a base
in Northwest Saudi Arabia some 150 kilometers from Israel is a
case in point. So is the fact that Saudi Arabia held its first joint
exercises near the Gulf of Aqaba in October, although these exercises
were far smaller and less impressive than some critics seem to feel.
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AN
ITEM OF INTEREST FROM SAF
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Behind
and Beyond the Headlines: Saudi Arabia
by Karen Miller Lamb
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For centuries, the mystique of "Araby"
has intrigued the world. The modern country of Saudi Arabia [the
Kingdom] was formed in 1932. Since then, it has become a strategically
important power and partner in the international economic and
political arena. Yet despite its high visibility -- numerous
books have been written about it in the last three years alone --
Saudi Arabia remains, in many ways, a mystery to millions of
Americans. To better educate Christ Church, the International
Mission Committee sponsored an October 6th evening lecture featuring
Dr. John Duke Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations and a parishioner. The usual
lively and informed "Q&A" followed his talk.
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| REMARKS
FROM ARAB-U.S. POLICYMAKERS CONFERENCE |
Saudi Education and the Workforce
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Omar Bahlaiwa
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A question on Saudi Arabia's
education system and its workforce raised during the 12th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers
Conference, September 7-8, 2003. Question: Can
you describe reform of
the Saudi
education system to produce students ready to work in the economy of
Saudi Arabia?
Omar Bahlaiwa:
The education
system, especially the technical and scientific part of the education
in Saudi Arabia, has not been revised for a long time.
So, education officials want to make improvements.
They want to make the curriculum suitable for the marketplace. For example,
Saudi Telecom requires many in the electronic and telecommunication
specialties. So, the
schools should be training students in those areas. Medium and small entrepreneurs need certain specialties
-- for example, in
computer science or computer programming.
Some institutes came to the market to train Saudis to do
that. Much effort is
devoted to qualify Saudis to be qualified in occupational areas
suitable to the market requirement, instead of producing youth
that don't meet the market's requirements.
| Mr. Omar A. Bahlaiwa
is Secretary General of the Committee of Development of International
Trade at the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Prior
to assuming his current position in March 2003, he was Assistant
Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at the Council. Mr.
Bahlaiwa participated in the 12th
Annual Arab-US Policymakers Conference as a member of the Regional
Economic Developments panel. |
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| FROM
THE HISTORY OF SAUDI-U.S. RELATIONS |
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Benefits of a
"New" Iraqi State to Saudi Arabia
Comments by Deputy Secretary of
Defense Paul Wolfowitz
May 22, 2003
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Paul Wolfowitz
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"Iraq Stabilization and
Reconstruction: U.S. Policy and Plans�
Hearing
before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate,
One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, May 22, 2003
Excerpt of Comments Made by Deputy
Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Paul Wolfowitz: I
think the removal of Saddam Hussein as somebody who was providing $25,000 to
every terrorist family is already a sign that that is having a positive
impact. I think a less direct, but maybe even more important impact is that I
think the defeat of Saddam Hussein has improved the strategic position of
Saudi Arabia, and the events of the terrorist attack of 10 days ago
demonstrate that they need an improved strategic position.
What
do I mean by an improved strategic position? I mean, one, that the Saudis do
not have to worry about a hostile regime to their north that was actively
interested in undermining them, but second, and maybe even more important,
because of the successful operation in Iraq, Secretary Rumsfeld and his Saudi
counterpart 2 or 3 weeks ago now were able to agree that most U.S. forces
could come out of Saudi Arabia.
That
gives the Government of Saudi Arabia some freedom it has not had for 12 years
to not be constantly subject to the charge leveled by Osama bin Laden that
they are basing so- called crusader forces on Arab territory, and hopefully
that also rebounds back into the peace process, because I think one of the
things that was missing in the Camp David and Taba negotiations in 2000 and
early 2001 was that the Saudis and the Egyptians did not step up to the plate,
so those are big effects.
Source: U.S.
Government Printing Office
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Here. Among the posts in current threads:
"The speculation about a nuclear
pact between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a direct
response to the very real threat that Iran is close to developing a
nuclear capability. Most people believe, incorrectly, that the Saudi
Arabs would be interested in nuclear weapons to offset the nuclear
capability of the Israelis. This is ridiculous on the face of it. The
Israelis have had a nuclear capability for more than a decade.
Speculation about a Saudi nuclear arrangement with Pakistan has risen with the rise of a credible Iranian nuclear threat. If the
Saudis obtain a nuclear capability it will be to parry a threat from the
radical regime in Teheran."
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Saudi
Arabia:
The Ceaseless Quest for Security
by Nadav Safran
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Book Description
Analyzes the overwhelming concern that the kingdom
has shown for its own security since its inception in 1932 and how
its large military budget has been an issue in American-Middle
Eastern relations.
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