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Armed conflict between the government of Yemen and an opposition movement in the nation's north has spilled across its borders into Saudi Arabia, posing a potential threat to U.S. interests.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG840.html Mar 16, 2009 Mar 16, 2009

<p>Saudi Arabia and Iran have long been rivals in the Middle East, but the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the ongoing war in Iraq have increased tensions between the two states. This study analyzes the Saudi-Iranian struggle for influence in Iraq, the Persian Gulf, Lebanon and Palestine and its implications for U.S. interests. </p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/06/01/ARB.html Jun 1, 2007 Jun 1, 2007

Saudi Arabia: Shi'a Pessimistic About Reform, but Seek Reconciliation in Arab Reform Bulletin

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/06/07/FT.html Jun 7, 2006 Jun 7, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: How Iraq's Neighbours Can Steer It Away From Destruction, in the Financial Times.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/03/03/UPI.html Mar 3, 2006 Mar 3, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: The Threat of Oil Jihad, in United Press International.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB435.html Dec 20, 2004 Dec 20, 2004

<p>In fall 2001, the RAND Corporation conducted a survey of officers and enlisted personnel who had recently returned from a deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) or Eskan Village in Saudi Arabia. This documented briefing reports the results of that effort, using survey data to consider the utility of a PSAB/Eskan deployment as a setting for broadening the skills and developing the competencies of Air Force staff. This briefing also addresses the larger issue of whether the learning that occurs during deployments merits tracking.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP844.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

A number of Middle Eastern states &mdash; e.g., Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia &mdash; seem to be "coup-proof." That is, their regimes have created structures that minimize the possibility that a small group can seize power.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1021.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

Examines the threat of political violence in the Persian Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates and the best means of reducing that threat.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19980309.html Dec 31, 1997 Dec 31, 1997

<p>Additional studies need to be conducted in a representative sample of the general Saudi population to further assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7995.html Dec 31, 1996 Dec 31, 1996

The objectives of this research were to: (1) translate the RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 (aka SF-36) into Arabic; (2) evaluate the reliability and equivalence of the Arabic and English versions in a sample of Saudi Arabian citizens; ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR167.html Jan 1, 1993 Jan 1, 1993

This report argues that the Persian Gulf war rapidly accelerated an ongoing polarization of the Arab world.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3579.html Dec 31, 1992 Dec 31, 1992

Examines the economic, religious, and ethnic connections between Transcaucasian and Central Asian Countries (CACs) and Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3314.html Dec 31, 1990 Dec 31, 1990

Describes a methodology for estimating the force levels that would be needed to defend Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf crisis, and it describes the results of a preliminary analysis performed using the methodology.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6327.html Dec 31, 1979 Dec 31, 1979

Examines the complex Saudi-Egyptian relationship in the past decade and focuses on the political and military dimensions of Saudi aid flows to Egypt. Preceded by an appraisal of Egyptian capital needs as contrasted with Saudi capital assets, a conce...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2460.html Dec 31, 1978 Dec 31, 1978

Assesses the contributions of improvement in manpower and organization quality to military effectiveness of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, plus Iran and Turkey.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2250.html Dec 31, 1977 Dec 31, 1977

Projects and compares the domestic economic development of seven Arab countries to 1985 on alternative assumptions of 2 and 5 percent increases in oil export revenues.

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<em>Senior Policy Analyst</em><br>D.Phil. candidate in international relations, St. Antony's College, Oxford University; M.A. in Near Eastern studies, Princeton University; B.A. in history, Occidental College