Saudi Arabia: Guarding The Desert Kingdom (CSIS Middle East Dynamic Net Assessment) [Paperback]

Anthony H Cordesman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0813332427 | ISBN-13: 978-0813332420 | Publication Date: February 7, 1997

Since the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia’s tenuous security situation has been altered by an ongoing U.S. presence. This volume provides detailed analysis of the state of the Saudi economy and military forces, its growing internal security problems and the stability of its regime, and its reliability as an energy exporter.

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About the Author

Anthony H. Cordesman is currently a senior fellow and codirector of the Middle East Program, and director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, a military analyst for ABC News and adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University. He has served in senior positions in the office of the secretary of defense, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. Abraham R. Wagner is an independent defense consultant in the area of national security problems working with Science Applications International, Inc., as well as several federal agencies. He has written extensively on Third World military technologies and appeared on ABC News, the BBC, National Public Radio, and CBN to provide expert analysis of the Persian Gulf War.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (February 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813332427
• ISBN-13: 978-0813332420
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,376,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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