Social Crisis : The Crown Prince And Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has made tremendous milestones in claiming its deserved position as a renowned world economy. In its bid to take its place among the club of the world’s largest economies, Saudi Arabia has had to make numerous economic development activities since the 1970s. First and foremost was the elevation of the oil mining status to the largest oil reserves or mining countries of the world. Huge amounts of revenue from the sale of oil boosted the establishment of various projects that the country had much desired. The Oil reserves became the countries single largest source of revenue that would drive the country from the underdeveloped sphere to the doorstep of the wealthiest nations. The government of Saudi Arabia has set the development of the country’s economy since the 1970s to conform to a predetermined five-year plans starting with the year 1970-1975 (Al Mallakh & el Mallakh, 2015). These are set as a focus on the long-term goals of the economy set out as achievable goals within a five-year implementation process.This has led to massive economic developments of the country throughout the ages; some of the milestones that the country has made economically are as discussed.

No area of Saudi society has been liable to a larger number of debates than the women and their role in the advancement process. Besides, women ' rights and obligations issues have been similarly controversial among both conservatives and progressives in Saudi society. Before tackling women ' education movement in Saudi Arabia, it is important to go over some of the social and political incidents that have shaped Saudi women ' position. In the previous 50 years the Middle East has faced some real difficulties that have influenced all Middle Eastern countries and especially the Golf countries. Saudi Arabia, as other Gulf countries has encountered some real social changes. Most importantly, the discovery of oil in 1930s was a noteworthy event in the nation. The oil-created income in the mid 1970s presented substantial scale changes, including the opening of many schools to both young men and women. The financial change emerging from the huge income from oil offered ascend to a trend towards education abroad, and an adjustment in way of life, and these two changes influenced the entire structure of society (Yamani, 1996). Oil and its subsequent wealth unimaginably affected Saudi Arabia in a short period of time.

For a land with such a long history of military conquests, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a relatively short one. Strategic movements by the House of Saud in the 1800s started the birth of the Kingdom, and the military has quickly transformed from a tribal militia to a regional super-power. However, Saudi Arabia is not without its faults. In this paper, I will paint a brief picture of where the Saudi military originated from and how it evolved into its current state. I will then address significant issues with manpower in the Saudi armed forces, the most critical failure of their military

Israel and Saudi Arabia are two countries in close proximity to each other, yet seem to be different in almost every metric. Saudi Arabia has a $744 Billion GDP, while Israel only $290 Billion (The World Bank), yet when breaking the GDP into GDP per capita, Saudi Arabia lags behind Israel at with a GDP per capita of $25, 961 whereas Israel is at $36,051. Israel and Saudi Arabia both became economic powerhouses of the Middle East, while remaining vastly different from each other in terms of their institutions. Their histories are unique, illustrating various ways a country can develop.

The majority of Middle Eastern countries have suffered for decades under authoritarian regimes and have not succeeded at reforming their oppressive policies or at democratizing. There have been arguments made stating that it is nearly impossible for the Middle East to democratize and that as a region, democracy will not work. There was also another argument made stating that Islam does not allow for democracy to exist. Both these arguments ignore the history of the region, in which foreign powers have had a lot of influence, and have created the oppressive regimes that are present currently in the region. Foreign factors have played a great role in inhibiting any reforms from taking place in the region. Foreign powers entered the Middle East for its resources, took what they needed from the region then abandoned it. These countries were required to build and strengthen their economies suddenly after years of being controlled by foreign powers. The curse of oil in the Middle East has also played a role in inhibiting political and economic reforms from taking place. Oil rich countries have had significantly less political reforms over the past decades, as seen clearly in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, regional factors such as the Israeli occupation of Palestine, have also inhibited reform in that part of the region. Foreign and regional factors have inhibited political and economic reform in the Middle East, however, each country in the Middle East has had a different history

Saudi Arabia has one of the most exceedingly terrible human rights records on the planet as the nation routinely detains and executes many individuals named as foes of the kingdom. As indicated by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), the rule of King Abdullah, who passed away on 2015 at 90 years old, realized minor advances for women, yet neglected to secure the key privileges of Saudi Arabia subjects to free expression, affiliation and assembly. The nation regularly sparks overall shock for its restraint of fundamental flexibilities and oppression of political adversaries and human rights activists. The issue in Saudi Arabia is that the legal framework is utilized as a device against the individuals who need more opportunity. In Saudi Arabia, there is the supposed religious police, whose part is to discover human rights seekers and flexibility contenders and rebuff them. Additionally, there are high courts, which do not work like in Western nations and they are not accountable for ensuring the security of rights, but rather ensuring that disciplines are completed. There are additional reports expressing that numerous individuals who are detained, regularly without being charged, are likewise tormented, as the degree is to mortify them and make them endure. Detainees are likewise tormented in light of the fact that the Saudi Arabian legitimate framework depends on admissions. This is a gross infringement of worldwide principles, considering the way that Saudi Arabia intentionally

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, commonly referred to as Saudi Arabia, is located in the Middle East, on the Arabian Peninsula between the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the east. Saudi Arabia is bordered by the following countries (clockwise from the north): Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. In the west, Saudi Arabia is separated from Egypt and Israel by the Gulf of Aqaba. In the east, Saudi Arabia is separated from Iran by the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is the thirteenth-largest country in the world, occupying an area of about 830,000 square miles, an area slightly more than one-fifth the size of the United States (United States Central Intelligence Agency).

“Saudi Arabia, once a country of small cities and towns, has become increasingly urban; traditional centers such as Jiddah, Mecca, and Medina have grown into large cities, and the capital, Riyadh, a former oasis town, has grown into a modern metropolis. Many of the region’s traditional nomads, the Bedouin, are in cities or agrarian communities. The sedentary population of the country views those few Bedouin who maintain the traditional desert lifestyle with deep ambivalence. They are, at the same time, the link to the country’s past and its solid foundation” (Teitelbaum). Although most of Saudi Arabia is uninhabited, it still boasts a population of more than 27.3 million people. They use modern forms of communication such as cellular phones, satellite television, and the internet. Broadcast media is state controlled and internet use is limited, but in 2009, there were nearly 10 million internet users in the country.

Saudi Arabia has been over a rare revolution from a humble nomad life to the current contemporary life it is currently. This transition needed high exertion, strategies as well as policies in the 20th century to take the Asian nation to its present position. As noted by Roy (2009), the Saudi Arabian economy is one of the largest in Asia and has been rising at a vigorous pace as well as fruitful in providing employment. Nevertheless, most of the jobs go to foreign employees, yielding high redundancy among the promptly budding Saudi labor force.

Times have changed in Saudi Arabia: as the country's economy slows, the kingdom is giving more and more priority to a local labor force and the numbers of low income, middle class and even high-paid expatriate executives have been affected by the new taxes policies.

Saudi Arabia is the largest free market economy in the Middle East and North Africa, with a 25% share of GDP, and its geographical location provides easy access to export market in Europe, Asia and Africa. It is know that the main income of the Saudi economy is oil, which makes Saudi Arabia rank to be first in the world in oil precaution, oil production and oil exportation to reach 25% of the total wold oil precaution and other natural resources including a large range of industrial raw materials and mineral such as bauxite, limestone, gypsum, phosphate and iron ore. This allow to Saudi Arabia to be a one of the top 20 economic stability in the world.

Saudi Arabia is a country mainly known for the origin of Islam and has two holiest places in the country. Saudi Arabia is an oil producing country with huge reserve fund and its currency is doing very good on the financial front. Till early nineties country was in the very good state of the financial as well as population distribution. Most of the Saudis were working and having very low unemployment situation. With the increase in the population and educated youth demand for work has increased and those who could not get jobs turned their faces towards other activities like an illegal business and helping or involving them in terrorist activities. To meet this growing problem king Suleman tried to analyze the problem and declared some policies about the illegal immigrants or people overstaying in the country even after their immigration time has expired. The rule has been so critical and changed the definition of the immigration that people staying in the country after the expiry of their visa will be treated as an illegal immigrant. The police have taken very strong action against the illegal immigrants. This all is done to accommodate their own people in certain jobs so that they can be employed and the illegal activities can be curtailed down. The aim of the policy is to satisfy the local people that the government is worried about their problem and taking action in the right direction. But the analyst says that the certain work which can be performed by certain labor

Dubai is developing as the significant commercial gateway to the Middle East. As stated by Mike Davis, in his article called, “Sand, Fear, and Money in Dubai” he says, “Dubai is a prototype of the new post-global city, which creates appetites rather than solves problems.” In addition he mentions “Dubai has become the new global icon of ‘imagineered urbanism’…an emerging dream world of conspicuous consumption and what the locals boast as ‘supreme lifestyles” (Davis). The city is familiar with a large amount of extravagances centered on the capital derived from offshore oil. Dubai’s economy universal surplus revenues from the massively inflated price of oil exports are invested in real estate markets along with the production of gigantic skyscrapers.

Mitra and Tan, (2012) observed that, within less than a decade (2000-2007), Saudi Arabia non-oil sector percentage of real GDP raised from 65% to 68%. Such an increase is mainly due to mega construction projects such as the seven strategic cities amongst which are the Medina Knowledge Economic City and King Abdullah Economic City for almost US$168 billion. Two main comments might be done regarding these projects. First, it is through the injection of significant amounts of capital from oil-exporting income, and secondly, real challenges appeared impeding the completion of big projects on time and the viability of the projects due to budget limits. Whereas private construction firms are attracted by the liquidity in the market, leading to a fierce competition at

Since 1974, the United Arab Emirates has been one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of crude oil. They are second only to Saudi Arabia, and oil profits make up over 25% of the country’s annual income (CIA World Factbook). Before oil was discovered in the 1950’s, the United Arab Emirates’s economy was reliant upon few other resources. But when these resources started to run out, the UAE’s economy experienced a small crash, resulting in major job loss. The government is now aiming to avoid a similar outcome by decreasing it’s reliance upon few resources, and creating jobs outside of oil businesses. Their efforts have been sufficient, as they have been able to take advantages of opportunities in construction, banking, and most