Saudi Arabia in the Balance: Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs

Paul Aarts, Gerd Nonneman

NYU Press, 2007 - Business & Economics - 460 pages

Saudi Arabia in the Balance brings together today’s leading scholars in the field to investigate the domestic, regional, and international affairs of a Kingdom whose policies have so far eluded the outside world. With the passing of King Fahd and the installation of King Abdullah, a contemporary understanding of Saudi Arabia is essential as the Kingdom enters a new era of leadership and particularly when many Saudis themselves are increasingly debating, and actively shaping, the future direction of domestic and foreign affairs.
Each of the essays, framed in the aftermath of 9/11 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, offers a systematic perspective into the country’s political and economic realities as well as the tension between its regional and global roles. Important topics covered include U.S. and Saudi relations; Saudi oil policy; the Islamist threat to the monarchy regime; educational opportunities; the domestic rise of liberal opposition; economic reform; the role of the royal family; and the country's foreign relations in a changing international world.
Contributors: Paul Aarts, Madawi Al-Rasheed, Rachel Bronson, Iris Glosemeyer, Steffen Hertog, Yossi Kostiner, Stéphane Lacroix, Giacomo Luciani, Monica Malik, Roel Meijer, Tim Niblock, Gerd Nonneman, Michaela Prokop, Abdulaziz Sager, Guido Steinberg

Contents

• 1745: 11
• IslamoLiberal Politics in Saudi Arabia: 35
• Education in Saudi Arabia: 57
• the Challenge of Reform: 85
• Steffen Hertog: 111
• Saudi Arabian: 144
• Royals and Society in Saudi Arabia: 185
• Iris Glosemeyer: 214
• Abdulaziz Sager: 234
• The Cycle of Contention and the Limits of Terrorism: 271
• A Case Study of Crown: 352
• Understanding USSaudi Relations Rachel Bronson: 372
• The Role of Energy and Security: 399
• Ideology Economy Foreign Policy and: 433
• Index: 457

About the author

Paul Aarts is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam. Gerd Nonneman is Reader in International Relations and Middle East Politics, University of Lancaster, and a former Executive

Bibliographic information

• Title: Saudi Arabia in the Balance: Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs
• Editors: Paul Aarts, Gerd Nonneman
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: NYU Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0814707181, 9780814707180
• Length: 460 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economic Conditions; History / Middle East / General; Political Science / General; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science / International Relations / General; Political Science / Political Economy; Political Science / World / General; Political Science / World / Middle Eastern