{"product_id":"thicker-than-oil-americas-uneasy-partnership-with-saudi-arabia-paperback","title":"Thicker Than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Bronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifty-five years, the United States and Saudi Arabia were solid partners. Then came the 9\/11 attacks, which sorely tested that relationship. In \u003cem\u003eThicker than Oil\u003c\/em\u003e, Rachel Bronson reveals why the partnership became so intimate and how the countries' shared interests sowed the seeds of\u003cbr\u003etoday's most pressing problem--Islamic radicalism.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on a wide range of archival material, declassified documents, and interviews with leading Saudi and American officials, and including many colorful stories of diplomatic adventures and misadventures, Bronson chronicles a history of close, and always controversial, contacts. She\u003cbr\u003eargues that contrary to popular belief the relationship was never simply about \"oil for security.\" Saudi Arabia's geographic location and religiously motivated foreign policy figured prominently in American efforts to defeat \"godless communism.\" From Africa to Afghanistan, Egypt to Nicaragua, the\u003cbr\u003etwo worked to beat back Soviet expansion. But decisions made for hardheaded Cold War purposes left behind a legacy that today enflames the Middle East. \u003cbr\u003e Looking forward, Bronson outlines the challenges confronting the relationship. The Saudi government faces a zealous internal opposition bent on America's and Saudi Arabia's destruction. Yet from the perspective of both countries, the status quo is clearly unsustainable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Bronson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Vice President of Programs and Studies at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Her writings have appeared in publications such as \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, The New York Times, Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e. She has commented widely on foreign affairs in outlets such as NPR, CNN, \u003cem\u003eThe Lehrer News Hour, The Charlie Rose Show\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753943695648,"sku":"9780195367058","price":37.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/95794a0368e4982d1e3a420833813075.webp?v=1780030054","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thicker-than-oil-americas-uneasy-partnership-with-saudi-arabia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}