Succession in Saudi Arabia

ISBN-13: 9780312238803 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 304 str.

Joseph A. Kechichian

Opis

The stability of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains critical to Western security and economic interests. This crucial study focuses on generation change and identifies individuals with greatest leadership potential; examines their political, social, and religious views, including of the US; and evaluates factors likely to influence the survival of the Sauds as a ruling family. Understanding who are the players and what they are likely to do is ever more important. Supplemented with basic documents on Saudi Arabia, this is a vital resource for business and political analysts.

Spis treści

The Current Generation * The Next Generation * Perceptions of Security Concerns * Direction of Family * An Assessment of the New Alliances

O autorze

Joseph A. Kechichian is the CEO of Kechichian & Associates, LLC, and a Fellow at the Gustav E. von Grunebaum Center for Near East Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.