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Saudi Arabia FOREIGN POLICY
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Sources: The Library of Congress Country Studies; CIA World Factbook
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    A building flanking the central plaza of the Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter

    Courtesy Aramco World

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    View of Jiddah, formerly Saudi Arabia's diplomatic capital

    Courtesy Saudi Arabian Information Office

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    Headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Riyadh

    Courtesy Aramco World

    Since at least the late 1950s, three consistent themes have dominated Saudi foreign policy: regional security, Arab nationalism, and Islam. These themes inevitably became closely intertwined during the formulation of actual policies. For example, the preoccupation with regional security issues, including concern for both regime stability and the safety of petroleum exports, resulted in the kingdom's establishing a close strategic alliance with the United States. Yet this relationship, which remained strong in 1992, often had complicated Saudi efforts to maintain solidarity with other Arab countries, primarily because many Arabs, especially during the 1960s and 1970s, believed United States support for Israel was detrimental to their national interests. The close ties with the non-Muslim United States also contrasted with the strained relations that existed between Saudi Arabia and certain predominantly Muslim countries that challenged the kingdom's efforts to portray itself as the principal champion of Islamic causes.

    Data as of December 1992


    NOTE: The information regarding Saudi Arabia on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies and the CIA World Factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saudi Arabia FOREIGN POLICY information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saudi Arabia FOREIGN POLICY should be addressed to the Library of Congress and the CIA.

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