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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy: Discreet Persuasion

Neil Partrick, July 2008

The World Today, Volume 64, Number 7

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Saudi Arabia's foreign policy rests on contradictory pillars. It asserts Islamic and Arab credentials, while standing beside the United States; backing regional compromise, but conceding little to Iranian interests. The recent ebb and flow of forces in Lebanon underlines the complexities.