Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office for the secretary of defense, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. He is currently a senior fellow and Co-Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News. He lives in Washington, D.C.

• 1 Introduction, 2 External Security Issues, 3 Internal Change and Internal Security, 4 Economic and Social Issues, 5 Oil and Petroleum Related Issues, 6 Saudi Military Forces, 7 The Saudi Army, 8 The Saudi National Guard, 9 The Saudi Navy, 10 The Saudi Air Force, 11 The Saudi Air Defense Force, 12 Saudi Paramilitary and Internal Security Forces, 13 Saudi Missile Capabilities, 14 Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, and the West

Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office for the secretary of defense, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. He is currently a senior fellow and Co-Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News. He lives in Washington, D.C.

• 1 Introduction, 2 External Security Issues, 3 Internal Change and Internal Security, 4 Economic and Social Issues, 5 Oil and Petroleum Related Issues, 6 Saudi Military Forces, 7 The Saudi Army, 8 The Saudi National Guard, 9 The Saudi Navy, 10 The Saudi Air Force, 11 The Saudi Air Defense Force, 12 Saudi Paramilitary and Internal Security Forces, 13 Saudi Missile Capabilities, 14 Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, and the West

Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office for the secretary of defense, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. He is currently a senior fellow and Co-Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News. He lives in Washington, D.C.

• 1 Introduction, 2 External Security Issues, 3 Internal Change and Internal Security, 4 Economic and Social Issues, 5 Oil and Petroleum Related Issues, 6 Saudi Military Forces, 7 The Saudi Army, 8 The Saudi National Guard, 9 The Saudi Navy, 10 The Saudi Air Force, 11 The Saudi Air Defense Force, 12 Saudi Paramilitary and Internal Security Forces, 13 Saudi Missile Capabilities, 14 Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, and the West