Hichem Karoui
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Contents
Introduction : Questions of Methodology………. 9
Chapter One : Political Ramifications……………… 23
- US and Western Critiques of Saudi Policy………… 26
- Islamism, Internationalism, Nationalism………… 33
- Identity Problematic and Nationalistic Irrationality 36
- Neo Fundamentalists…………………………….. 40
- Media War……………………………………….. 44
- PAX AMERICANA……………………………… 50
- Madrasas , problems of education………………… 52
- Living in the denial, adopting conspiratory theories or losing identity…54
- Another Pearl Harbour?………………………….. 58
- The Saudis react………………………………… 60
Chapter II : Economic Ramifications……………………. 69
- Complexity of a relationship……………………… 70
- Oil and Security…………………………………… 71
- Data rates and performances……………………… 73
- Trade relationship………………………………… 76
- Oil production……………………………………. 77
- The challenges of the Muslim nations……………. 79
- There is ally and ally……………………………… 81
- US Energy supply and demand – Base case……… 83
- Special Partnership……………………………….. 85
- Terror Funds……………………………………… 87
- Americo-American controversy………………….. 91
- Occult international financial network…………… 93
- The file against Saudi Arabia…………………….. 95
- Is bin Laden as wealthy as he is said to be?……… 98
- Arabs and Muslims charge Saudi Arabia………… 100
- Is Saudi Arabia worse than other Arab states?…… 102
- More questions to answer………………………… 105
Chapter III : Strategic Ramifications……………………… 111
- The Gulf or the Peninsula?……………………… 116
- Democracy and interests………………………… 119
- Threats and concerns……………………………. 122
- Defense and Security……………………………. 126
- Elite change theories and American strategists…. 130
- Saudi elite positions…………………………….. 133
- Saudi Arabia, a piece in the “machine”…………. 141
- New concerns, self-criticism……………………. 144
Chapter IV : Impact on US Policy and the GCC Bilateral Relations… 147
- Of vital interests………………………………… 148
- Is it a turning point?…………………………….. 150
- US military and the Gulf………………………… 152
- Democracy for sail……………………………… 161
- Societies under stress…………………………… 164
- Handling the unrest……………………………… 166
- Power paradox and Empire nostalgia…………… 169
- Withdrawing troops……………………………… 173
Chapter V : Futuristic Assessment……………………… 179
- Anti-americanism………………………………. 181
- New time, new thought…………………………. 182
- Politics of identity………………………………. 185
- Islam and the West……………………………… 189
- The failure of romantic nationalism……………. 191
- Reason and individuality……………………….. 194
- Pioneers of Arab secularism…………………….. 195
- Muslim secularisers………………………………197
- Towards liberty………………………………… 201
Bibliography……………………………………………. .213
