The United States and the Arabs in an interdependent world
In the article it is argued that under the aura of plentiful and cheaper oil, the temptation is strong to treat regional problems with benign neglect but that at least Saudi Arabia is still capable of sending shock waves across the financial and industrial centers of the world. The incumbent danger...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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1986
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American Arab affairs
Year: 1986, Issue: 17, Pages: 34-38 |
Further subjects: | B
Naher und Mittlerer Osten und Nordafrika
Innenpolitische Lage / Development
Wirtschaftslage
Religiöser Fundamentalismus
Islam
Saudi Arabia
Petroleum politics
Economic policy
Internationale Beziehungen
Westliche Industrieländer
Vereinigte Staaten
B Usa B Industrial nations B Economic situation B Mittlerer Osten B Economic policy B North Africa B Near East B Internal policy B Saudi Arabia B International policy B Islam B Western world B Fundamentalism B Petroleum politics |
Summary: | In the article it is argued that under the aura of plentiful and cheaper oil, the temptation is strong to treat regional problems with benign neglect but that at least Saudi Arabia is still capable of sending shock waves across the financial and industrial centers of the world. The incumbent danger for the industrialised West is that the mounting social and economic unrest in Middle Eastern countries may place the moderate regimes in a dilemma, in which they may not be able to continue to resist successfully the militant fundamentalists. (DÜI-Asd) |
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ISSN: | 0731-6763 |
Contains: | In: American Arab affairs
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