Saudi Arabia has the Ability and Political Force to Influence the Decision Making Process in the West, or Does She?

Abstract

This work represents the author's research into the real power that Saudi Arabia has to influence the West in the area of decision making. In this research report the author sets forth his beliefs about how best to assess the true extent of Saudi power, taking into consideration Saudi geo-politice-demographic characteristics, how the centralization of power in the hands of the royal family ties in with the discovery and exploitation of oil, the components of strength and weakness, her position in the Arab world and the ability to use oil as a weapon politically. He outlines the asymmetry in Saudi/U.S. relations and attempts an analysis and forecast. The author is an Israeli fighter pilot.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159290

Entities

People

  • P. Israel

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Arabia
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Middle East
  • Money
  • Persian Gulf
  • Petroleum
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design