The Paradoxical Kingdom: Saudi Arabia and the Momentum of Reform, and The New Pillar: Conservative Arab Gulf States and U.S. Strategy

Reviewer
Brooks Wrampelmeier
Reviewer Title
U.S. Foreign Service Officer (ret.); served in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE
Publishing Info
The Paradoxical Kingdom: Saudi Arabia and the Momentum of Reform, by Daryl Champion. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003. 392 pages, including notes on transliteration and a glossary of Arabic words, map, an appendix on sources, bibliography and index. $32.50, hardcover. The New Pillar: Conservative Arab Gulf States and U.S. Strategy, by Simon Henderson. Washington, DC: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Paper No. 58, 2003. 104 pages, including executive summary, maps and appendices. $14.95, paperback.

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