National Security in Saudi Arabia: Threats, Responses, and Challenges

With continuing instability in Iraq, the threat of a nuclear Iran, and the ever—present reality of further terrorist attacks within its own borders, Saudi Arabia has been forced to make some hard decisions. The current structure of the Saudi security apparatus is only one pathway to improved security. Economic and demographic threats may well be the hardest hurdles to overcome. What has been accomplished since 2001 and what are the real prospects and implications of further reform? To what ...