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Author:   Samuel E. Willner
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2023 ed.
Weight:   0.493kg
ISBN:  

9783031300059

ISBN 10:   303130005
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   20 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1.Introduction.- PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA.- 2. Tribal decision-making: From traditional to modern context.- 3. Central characteristics of Saudi foreign policy.- PART II: THE 1973 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR AND THE ARAB OIL EMBARGO.- 4. Emerging pan-Arabism and the politicization of Arab oil.- 5. Conflicting interests and King Faysal’s decision to support Egypt’s war efforts.- PART III: THE END OF THE OIL EMBARGO AND THE MURDER OF KING FAYSAL.- 6. Towards the end of the oil embargo.- 7. Faysal’s threats of a new oil embargo.- 8. The murder of King Faysal.- 9. The top-secret Saudi plan to use the USSR to pressure the US.- PART IV: THE SURVIVAL OF THE SAUDI MONARCHY DURING THE CARTER ADMINSTRATION (1977-1981).- 10. Saudi concerns of the Marxist and Arab revolutionary threats (1977-1978).- 11. The 1978-1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.- 12. Inspired by the Islamic Revolution: Rebellions, uprisings and coup attempts.- 13. Saudi, CIA messages to President Carter: A US policy-change towards the Saudis is necessary.- 14. Final Conclusions

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Samuel Willner is Research Fellow at the University of Haifa, Israel.

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