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This paper focuses on the energy, economic and political relationship between U.S., which is today the world's first largest oil importer, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , which has established itself as the world's top oil producer and exporter . Due to Saudi Arabia's dominance of the world oil market, U.S. is focusing its attention on the Saudi Arabia as important regional reliable energy partner; while Saudi Arabia sees U.S. as a strategic partner. Within this context the paper using the analytical descriptive method and will try to answer the following question: are U.S-Saudi relations an energy economic relation or a strategic alliance? The answer to this question will have broad implications not only for the Middle East but also for the broader international system .
Keywords: U.S., Saudi Arabia , economic relation, oil.
1. Introduction
The origins of the Saudi-US relationship go back almost 90 years to the personal admiration that the Kingdom's founder, King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud, held for President Woodrow Wilson. The King was particularly impressed by Wilson's call for self-determination at a time when much of the world, including the Middle East and North Africa, was burdened by colonialism.
Relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America are based upon mutual respect and common interests - economic, political, technological and energy. Over the past few decades, it was very important for Saudi Arabia, homeland security and regional stability is guaranteed and Ensure sustainability about stable export of energy to the United States .
The relationship between the two countries have been Strategic and strengthened over the past decades and many analysts have mentioned it as security against the oil equation.
The Saudi's considerable financial clout and its deepening energy ties to important U.S. trading partners in Asia are important factors for U.S. and Saudi decision makers to consider when assessing the future of the bilateral relationship.
U.S.-Saudi counterterrorism and internal security cooperation has expanded since 2008, when a bilateral technical cooperation agreement was signed establishing a U.S.-interagency critical infrastructure protection advisory mission to the kingdom. Modeled loosely on embedded advisory and technology transfer programs of the U.S.-Saudi Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation, the Office of the Program Manager-Ministry of Interior (OPM-MOI) is...