The United States and Saudi Arabia: American interests and challenges to the Kingdom in 2002. (Symposium: the United States and Saudi Arabia).(Transcript)(Statistical Data Included)(Panel Discussion)

From: Middle East Policy | Date: March 1, 2002| Author: Cordesman, Anthony H.; Fandy, Mamoun; McMillan, Joseph; Mohamedi, Fareed | Copyright information

CHAS. W. FREEMAN, JR., president, Middle East Policy Council

We are here today to talk about Saudi Arabia and its relationship with the United States. This is, in many ways, an odd and ironic topic to be discussing because U.S. interests with Saudi Arabia have been well understood and acted upon for over 50 years. They consist of an American interest in untrammeled access to energy supplies from the country with the world's largest reserves, and an American interest in se...

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