Saudi Arabia on the edge : the uncertain future of an American ally /

Saudi Arabia on the edge : the uncertain future of an American ally /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lippman, Thomas W.
Corporate Author: Council on Foreign Relations
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Saudi Arabia > Politics and government > 21st century.
Saudi Arabia > Social conditions > 21st century.
Saudi Arabia > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Saudi Arabia > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Saudi Arabia.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Kings and country
  • Oil rich, energy short
  • Hungry people, thirsty land
  • A new economic model
  • The labor market and its discontents
  • The education revolution
  • Women: the coming breakout
  • Islam, society, and the state
  • Social upheaval, social welfare
  • Bad neighborhood
  • An evolving alliance.