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The king's messenger : Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America's tangled relationship with Saudi Arabia /

The story of the last thirty years in the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia centers around its principal actor: Prince Bandar, the controversial longtime Saudi ambassador. These two very different societies have been bound together since 1945 by vital national security...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ottaway, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker & Company, 2008.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Bin Sultan, Bandar, > Prince.
Ambassadors > Saudi Arabia > Biography.
Saudi Arabia > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Saudi Arabia.
Table of Contents:
  • Oil, arms, and Allah
  • Making of the messenger
  • Return of the messenger
  • "You came a long way"
  • "Trust but verify"
  • "Going all the way"
  • Strategic asset or strategic liability
  • Midlife crisis
  • "You go your way, I go my way"
  • "Everybody has a price"
  • Wahhabi Islam at home and abroad
  • The hunt for Wahhabis in America
  • "Just say no"
  • The search for new allies
  • End of the special relationship
  • The new strategic dialogue.