This paper examines Saudi Arabia's security from the Saudi point of view, concentrating on internal challenges to the country's security as well as external threats. It also surveys US-Saudi relations in the aftermath of the terrorist strikes of the 11th of September 2001.

J. E. Peterson

Introduction; Chapter 1 Saudi conceptions of national and Gulf security; Chapter 2 The internal dimensions of Saudi security; Chapter 3 The impact of 11 September 2001; Conclusion;