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1 online resource (xv, 251 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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text file |
| Series |
Geopolitics in the 21st century : Brookings order from chaos project
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Geopolitics in the 21st century.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- 1. FDR and Ibn Saud, 1744 to 1953 -- 2. Faisal, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, 1953 to 1975 -- 3. Khalid and Carter, 1975 to 1982 -- 4. Fahd, Reagan, and Bush, 1982 to 1992 -- 5. Abdallah, Clinton, and Bush, 1993 to 2008 -- 6. Obama and Trump, Abdallah and Salman, 2009 to 2017 -- 7. Whither Saudi Arabia -- Appendix. The official record on Saudi Arabia and 9/11. |
| Summary |
Saudi Arabia and the United States have been partners since 1943, when President Roosevelt met with two future Saudi monarchs. Subsequent U.S. presidents have had direct relationships with those kings and their successors--setting the tone for a special partnership between an absolute monarchy with a unique Islamic identity and the world's most powerful democracy. Although based in large part on economic interests, the U.S.-Saudi relationship has rarely been smooth. Differences over Israel have caused friction since the early days, and ambiguities about Saudi involvement--or lack of it--in the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States continue to haunt the relationship. Now, both countries have new, still-to be-tested leaders in President Trump and King Salman. Bruce Riedel for decades has followed these kings and presidents during his career at the CIA, the White House, and Brookings. This book offers an insider's account of the U.S.-Saudi relationship, with unique insights. Using declassified documents, memoirs by both Saudis and Americans, and eyewitness accounts, this book takes the reader inside the royal palaces, the holy cities, and the White House to gain an understanding of this complex partnership. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Āl Saʻūd, House of.
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Āl Saʻūd, House of. |
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Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld. |
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Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Saudi Arabia. |
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International relations. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia.
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Monarchy -- Saudi Arabia.
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Monarchy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brookings Institution, issuing body.
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| Added Title |
Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Riedel, Bruce O. Kings and presidents. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2018] 9780815731375 (DLC) 2018286161 (OCoLC)973806541 |
| ISBN |
9780815731382 (electronic book) |
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0815731388 (electronic book) |
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0815737165 |
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9780815737162 (electronic book) |
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9780815731375 |
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081573137X |
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9780815737155 |
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