Askar H. al-Enazy is a lecturer and researcher in international relations and international law currently based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has previously published on the political and territorial issues between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

• Introduction 1. The Religious and Political Foundations of Ibn Saud’s Early Foreign Policy 2. Anglo-Saudi Relations on the Eve of World War I 3. The Anglo-Saudi Treaty of 1915: Ibn Saud’s Relations with Hussein and Ibn Rashid in the Context of British Objectives in Palestine, 1915-1917 4. Reactions of Hussein and Ibn Saud to Britain’s Post-War Objectives in Palestine 5. Saudi Annexation of the Rashidi Emirate and Britain’s "Special Position" in Palestine 6. Saudi Annexation of Hejaz. Summary and conclusions

"[This book] not only gives one an understanding of the political history of Arabia between 1914-1927 but also helps to shed some light on contemporary political events in the Middle East... This book is definately an authoritative work. It is deep, well researched and an exciting must read for those interested in this field."- Shahrul Hussain, Marksfield Institute for Higher Education, UK; The Muslim World Book Review, 32:1, 2011

Askar H. al-Enazy is a lecturer and researcher in international relations and international law currently based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has previously published on the political and territorial issues between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

• Introduction 1. The Religious and Political Foundations of Ibn Saud’s Early Foreign Policy 2. Anglo-Saudi Relations on the Eve of World War I 3. The Anglo-Saudi Treaty of 1915: Ibn Saud’s Relations with Hussein and Ibn Rashid in the Context of British Objectives in Palestine, 1915-1917 4. Reactions of Hussein and Ibn Saud to Britain’s Post-War Objectives in Palestine 5. Saudi Annexation of the Rashidi Emirate and Britain’s "Special Position" in Palestine 6. Saudi Annexation of Hejaz. Summary and conclusions

"[This book] not only gives one an understanding of the political history of Arabia between 1914-1927 but also helps to shed some light on contemporary political events in the Middle East... This book is definately an authoritative work. It is deep, well researched and an exciting must read for those interested in this field."- Shahrul Hussain, Marksfield Institute for Higher Education, UK; The Muslim World Book Review, 32:1, 2011

Askar H. al-Enazy is a lecturer and researcher in international relations and international law currently based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has previously published on the political and territorial issues between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

• Introduction 1. The Religious and Political Foundations of Ibn Saud’s Early Foreign Policy 2. Anglo-Saudi Relations on the Eve of World War I 3. The Anglo-Saudi Treaty of 1915: Ibn Saud’s Relations with Hussein and Ibn Rashid in the Context of British Objectives in Palestine, 1915-1917 4. Reactions of Hussein and Ibn Saud to Britain’s Post-War Objectives in Palestine 5. Saudi Annexation of the Rashidi Emirate and Britain’s "Special Position" in Palestine 6. Saudi Annexation of Hejaz. Summary and conclusions

"[This book] not only gives one an understanding of the political history of Arabia between 1914-1927 but also helps to shed some light on contemporary political events in the Middle East... This book is definately an authoritative work. It is deep, well researched and an exciting must read for those interested in this field."- Shahrul Hussain, Marksfield Institute for Higher Education, UK; The Muslim World Book Review, 32:1, 2011