Saudi Arabia [Recurso electrónico] PDF : Background and U.S. Relations
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TextSeries: CRS Report ; RL33533 (April 2016)Publication details: Congressional Research Service April 2016Description: Recurso online, 39 pSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ruled by the Al Saud family since its founding in 1932, wields
significant global influence through its administration of the birthplace of the Islamic faith and by
virtue of its large oil reserves. Close U.S.-Saudi official relations have survived a series of
challenges since the 1940s. In recent years, shared concerns over Sunni Islamist extremist
terrorism and Iranian government policies have provided a renewed logic for continued strategic
cooperation. Political upheaval and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa appear to have
strained bilateral ties, but the full effect has yet to be determined.
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The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ruled by the Al Saud family since its founding in 1932, wields
significant global influence through its administration of the birthplace of the Islamic faith and by
virtue of its large oil reserves. Close U.S.-Saudi official relations have survived a series of
challenges since the 1940s. In recent years, shared concerns over Sunni Islamist extremist
terrorism and Iranian government policies have provided a renewed logic for continued strategic
cooperation. Political upheaval and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa appear to have
strained bilateral ties, but the full effect has yet to be determined.
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