The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

The current relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia is contentious and competitive, however it can be said that it has improved since the twentieth century when the two countries engaged in direct conflict. The two countries have a very similar political agenda, which they use religion and faith to fulfill. They use the rally around the flag concept in order to strengthen their political agendas through their religious beliefs. The idea of a Sunni/Shitte divide is not as immense within the country, but there is one. Saudi Arabia is more of a

By the beginning of the second Millennium, many countries realized the need and necessity to cope up with the rest of the rapidly developing world. As they realized this necessity, they also realized that the key to growth and development is, indeed, education. As a result, many countries around the world entered the heated race of reforming their education systems hoping that this would ensure them a foothold in the modern world.

For the United States, the Gulf region remains one of the most geo-strategically important locations in the world for diplomatic, intelligence cooperation, and business opportunities such as hydrocarbons and arms. This strategic cooperation has provided the region some stability, particularly with the rise of Iran and the Shi’a crescent and the chaotic outcome of the war in Iraq. The council members have also relied on the United State to fend off some of the domestic challenges to the existing regimes that are both internally and regionally rooted.

Saudi Arabia is a leader in the war against terrorism. My country brought the world together for an international conference in 2005 to align nations in the fight against terrorism. The kingdom contributed more than $100 million to create a global center for counterterrorism at the United Nations and established a 40-member Islamic Military Coalition to combat terrorism and extremism. It also is a member of the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and is part of the coalition’s continuing military

The first country, allowing women to vote was New Zealand in 1893.The next country was Australia 9 years later and 18 years later the US finally decided to ratify the 19th amendment allowing women to vote. And almost 100 years later, after the US, Saudi Arabia decided to let the women of their country to vote. Many people think that the US took too long to make the decision to let women vote, but what do you think the women of Saudi Arabia thought when the majority of the countries let women vote but they. Saudi Arabia has very strict laws when it comes to the rights of women in fact, they only earned the right to ride a bike in 2013 and earned the right to drive this year.As a woman living in a country where women have an awful lot of rights compared to places like Saudi Arabia I feel that women’s rights in Saudi Arabia are completely unfair.

Our nation now imports nearly half the oil it consumes and could face a major threat to its economic independence. The sovereign independence of Saudi Arabia is of vital interest to the United States.

The United States relationship with Saudi Arabia is one that begun on February 14, 1945 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt met King Al-Saud at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal. After World War II the United States became the most influential foreign power in Saudi Arabia. US’s main interest was focused in the direction of the oil industry. Then in 1960 Saudi Arabia was one of the main driving forces in the creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). During the Cold War, Saudis favored the United States while the two also continued to but heads over the issue concerning the ever present Israeli-Arab conflict. Americas constant support for Israel has, and will continue to be an issue that brings about confrontation between the Saudis and the United States. Foreign relation ties never were as intense as they were during the Persian Gulf War. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait posed a potential threat to the Saudis provoking the United States to intervene. The Saudis allowed the United States to have access to their bases during this time. Since that time, our troops have remained there which is something that has led to much controversy because many Islamist believe that we our occupying their holy land. This has sparked many extremist to take action, most notably Osama Bin Laden who used this reasoning to justify the horrors of 9/11. Post 9/11 opened a new chapter to US-Saudi

In addition, the non-intervention by Saudi Arabia will be examined and this paper will attempt to determine why they have not become involved in the Syrian Civil War despite being a large power in

I agree, the enemy of my enemy is my friend...but that equilateral triangle can be turned on any side. Hopefully all muslim parties in the region put aside their differences and turn towards the United States and think the same thing. Yes, the US is supporting Iranian forces in Iraq and the Free Syrian Army in the fight against ISIS but for how long and to what end? If and when ISIS is eliminated, then what? Will the US cut ties the way we did after the Russians pulled out of Afghanistan? Who do we support after the threat of ISIS is gone? Saudi Arabia is a Sunni nation and our strongest ally in the region but, as you stated above, we are helping the Shia muslims fight back. How will this effect future relations with Saudi Arabia and other Sunni countries?

Conflict over energy resources—and the wealth and power they create—has become an increasingly prominent feature for geopolitics particularly in the Middle East . The discovery of oil in the late nineteenth century added a dimension to the region as major outside states powers employed military force to protect their newly acquired interests in the Middle East. The U.S.’s efforts to secure the flow of oil have led to ever increasing involvement in the Middle East region’s political affairs and ongoing power struggles. By the end of the twentieth century, safeguarding the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf had become one of the most important functions of the U.S. military establishment. The close relationship between the United States and the Saudi royal family was formed in the final months of World War II, when U.S. leaders sought to ensure preferential access to Saudi petroleum. The U.S. link with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region has demonstrated to be greatly beneficial to both parties, yet it has also led to ever deepening U.S. involvement in regional politics.

Nuclear proliferation in Saudi Arabia. Nuclear proliferation may could be inevitable or good for the United States. This is all speculation and only a possibility that could happen in the future. When looking at the current issue there is no evidence that Saudi Arabia is a country of concern for nuclear proliferation. With this information I believe we need to come up with possible sanctions other than war. Joseph Nye would state that power is getting the outcomes you want. The United States has the power already, and using that power to further influence how Saudi Arabia continues after this issue will benefit us in the long run. France and the United Kingdom are already trying to diffuse the issue. They are unsuccessful as of now and we could have more influence than they have

Another country like Saudi Arabia with vast amounts of oil is Iraq. However Iraq is not just about the oil. It is also about water ways and geopolitics. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flows through Iraq. Giving Iraq the majority of control of the water resource. Iraq’s location is also desirable to the United States. It borders Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. It also has a coast line of the Persian gulf. Their location is also missile sticking distance to Israel and the USSR. Controlling Iraq gives the United States the ability in “controlling” the Middle East. However the United States was not able to coerced Iraq into being a pawn. Saddam Hussein refused the proposals of the economic hit-man. For Saddam Hussein, this was the begin of his demise.

The United States’ exchange of protection for oil with the Royal Family lead to terrorism in the Middle East due to the American forces and presence that existed in Saudi Arabia. In the film “Blood and Oil”, the United States’ agenda within the Middle east became more than just protecting the Royal family for Oil, it became that the US was protecting their income of oil. Ronald Reagan states in a clip, “Saudia Arabia provides the bulk of the energy that is needed to turn the wheels of industry in the western world; There’s no way we can stand by and see that taken over by anyone who would shut off that oil”. During the invasion of Iraq in Kuwait, Dick Cheney went to Saudia Arabia to convince King Fahd that the Royal Family and the country

The Arab league played a contradictory role during the civil war in Syria, with some members of the union supporting the republican forces while others went behind the royal forces led by Imam Mohammed Al-Bdr. Egypt supported the republican forces while Imam Badr received support from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The republican forces embraced social progress and republicanism, and were mainly present in cities, while Mohammed Al-Bdr forces fought from rural areas. The conflict in Yemen was partially caused by the action of Egypt to send soldiers to support the overthrowing of the royal government. Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the conflict was based on the fear that the war could overspill into its borders, and therefore, it protected its interests by lending material support to Imam Mohammed Al-Bdr (Little 68). The republican forces viewed the provision of material support to royal forces by Saudi Arabia as interference in the internal affairs of Yemen. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia viewed the involvement of Egyptian troops in the conflict as a threat to its oilfields and its monarchy (Terrill and Army War College (U.S.) Strategic Studies

     In the heart of the Middle East is a country known by many Westerners for its oil production and, often, extremist beliefs of groups within the country. The country is Saudi Arabia, and though it is thought of by many as a rather backward country, Saudi Arabia has a rich history and culture, and it is a country that revolves around Islam and the worship of Allah as the one true God.