Life After King Abdullah: U.S.-Saudi Relations in the Age of King Salman and Prince Mohammed

dc.contributor.authorPayne, Alexander Preston
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-12T14:36:14Z
dc.date.available2017-10-12T14:36:14Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description87 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of International Studies and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Winter 2017
dc.description.abstractThe U.S.-Saudi partnership has been foundational to America’s Middle Eastern policy for decades. Security, stability, and oil flows have enabled a positive, productive working relationship despite incredible cultural differences. However, a confluence of issues are promising to bring big changes. The rise of Iran, the Shi’a/Sunni split, and the expansion of American fracking is creating a gulf between the two states. The recent death of King Abdullah, who tenuously balanced the U.S. partnership with Saudi interests, has opened the door to King Salman and his young son Prince Mohammed to take Saudi Arabia in a new direction. This paper seeks to analyze their actions, and their plans, and what that might mean for U.S. interests in the Middle East.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/22874
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectSaudi Arabiaen_US
dc.subjectMiddle Easten_US
dc.subjectKing Salmanen_US
dc.subjectForeign policyen_US
dc.subjectPrince Mohammaden_US
dc.titleLife After King Abdullah: U.S.-Saudi Relations in the Age of King Salman and Prince Mohammed
dc.typeThesis/Dissertation

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