Accession Number:

ADA106927

Title:

Saudi Perceptions of the International Environment,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RESEARCH

Personal Author(s):

• Quandt, William B.

Report Date:

1981-09-22

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

Saudi Arabia enters the 1980s with unprecedented wealth and international prestige. This does not, however, produce a sense of real power or security on the part of Saudi rulers. The reasons are several In terms of population and military might, Saudi Arabia remains a small power by Middle East standards. Regional instability threatens Saudi Arabia directly and indirectly. The US-Saudi relationship, long relied upon by Saudi leaders to enhance the KIngdoms security, is being called into question. The Soviet Union is developing positions of strength around Saudi Arabia--Afghanistan, South Yemen, Ethiopia, as well as Libya and Syria.

Descriptors:

• *INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
• *SAUDI ARABIA
• LIBYA
• SYRIA
• USSR
• UNITED STATES
• DEFENSE SYSTEMS
• LEADERSHIP
• MIDDLE EAST
• MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• STANDARDS
• POWER
• CONFERENCING(COMMUNICATIONS)
• ETHIOPIA
• YEMEN

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE