Making Sense of a U.S.-Saudi Security Pact

Andreas Krieg

Making Sense of a U.S.-Saudi Security Pact

Defence Studies

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Abstract

The negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the United States over a reported security pact are set against a backdrop of shifting priorities, particularly concerning regional security and strategic alliances in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel. The context of a U.S.-Saudi security deal is defined by a change of view in Saudi Arabia prioritizing engagement over confrontation with other key countries in the Middle East, most of all Iran. Especially after the Iranian missile and drone attack on Saudi oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais in eastern Saudi Arabia in September 2019, Riyadh has seen engagement as a more sustainable and balanced approach to addressing its security concerns than direct confrontation. The half-hearted U.S. response to the 2019 attack also triggered a departure in Saudi thinking from relying exclusively on U.S. security guarantees, which the Saudi security establishment has increasingly questioned.

Original language	English
Publisher	DAWN
Publication status	Published - 8 Nov 2024

Keywords

Saudi Arabia
Israel
Defence

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