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| Citation | Zuhur, Sherifa. "Saudi Arabia: Islamic Threat, Political Reform, and the Global War on Terror." Strategic Studies Institute (March 2005), p. 1-65. Online at: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/Pubs/display.cfm?pubID=598 |
| Topic 1 | Strategies to Defeat Terrorism |
| Topic 2 | Case Studies |
| Topic 3 | Political Islam |
| Country | Saudi Arabia, U.S. |
| Abstract | In her report, Zuhur questions why the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are drawing further apart in light of the growth of reforms in the kingdom and its fight against the terrorists responsible for September 11th. Critics state that the country is moving too slow in social reform, that the state actually sponsors terrorism, and that it is not sufficiently dealing with the radical Islamic threat. This is important to the U.S. because the future security of Saudi Arabia is contingent on its reforms. Zuhur recommends that the U.S. encourage the Saudi government to increase political participation, improve the intelligence services, urge responsiveness to human rights, and increase multilateral discussions relating to anti-terrorism. She concludes that the benefits of enhanced security and democratization in Saudi Arabia will lead to a better relationship with the U.S. and allow the two countries to be more open to each other's viewpoints and insights; it will also help in the fight against global terrorism. [BN] |
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