The king's messenger Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America's tangled relationship with Saudi Arabia

The story of the last thirty years in the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia centers around its principal actor: Prince Bandar, the controversial longtime Saudi ambassador. These two very different societies have been bound together since 1945 by vital national security...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ottaway, David, 1939- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Walker & Company 2008
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Oil, arms, and Allah
  • Making of the messenger
  • Return of the messenger
  • "You came a long way"
  • "Trust but verify"
  • "Going all the way"
  • Strategic asset or strategic liability
  • Midlife crisis
  • "You go your way, I go my way"
  • "Everybody has a price"
  • Wahhabi Islam at home and abroad
  • The hunt for Wahhabis in America
  • "Just say no"
  • The search for new allies
  • End of the special relationship
  • The new strategic dialogue.