United States–Saudi Arabia alliance

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The United States–Saudi Arabia alliance is a long-standing strategic partnership centered on energy security, military cooperation, and regional stability in the Middle East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral relationship ⓘ
diplomatic relationship ⓘ
military partnership ⓘ
strategic alliance ⓘ
characterizedBy long-term continuity despite tensions ⓘ
mutual dependence on energy and security ⓘ
periodic political strains ⓘ
coreFocus energy security ⓘ
military cooperation ⓘ
regional stability ⓘ
economicBasis Saudi oil exports to the United States ⓘ
U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia ⓘ
energyAspect security of oil shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf ⓘ
stability of global oil markets ⓘ
hasParticipant Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasTensionOver Saudi domestic governance ⓘ
human rights issues ⓘ
oil production policy ⓘ
regional interventions by Saudi Arabia ⓘ
historicalOrigin World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
includesActivity arms procurement agreements ⓘ
counterterrorism operations coordination ⓘ
energy market coordination ⓘ
joint military exercises ⓘ
training of Saudi forces by U.S. military ⓘ
influences Saudi foreign policy ⓘ
U.S. Middle East policy ⓘ
institutionalLink Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ
U.S. Central Command ⓘ
keyElement oil-for-security understanding ⓘ
keyEvent 1945 USS Quincy meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz ⓘ
notablePeriod Cold War ⓘ
post-1990 Gulf War era ⓘ
post-9/11 era ⓘ
politicalDimension coordination on Arab–Israeli issues ⓘ
coordination on Iran policy ⓘ
support for regional order in the Gulf ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
securityDimension counterterrorism cooperation ⓘ
defense cooperation ⓘ
intelligence cooperation ⓘ
naval cooperation in the Persian Gulf ⓘ
startPeriod 1940s ⓘ
strategicInterestOf Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
supportedOperation 1991 Gulf War coalition ⓘ
U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s ⓘ
counter-ISIS coalition efforts ⓘ

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King Fahd of Saudi Arabia → alliance → United States–Saudi Arabia alliance ⓘ
Khalid bin Salman Al Saud → notableWork → Saudi–United States diplomatic relations ⓘ
linked to: United States–Saudi Arabia alliance
1945 USS Quincy meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz → relatedTo → U.S.–Saudi alliance ⓘ
linked to: United States–Saudi Arabia alliance
Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude → mainSubject → United States–Saudi Arabia relations ⓘ
linked to: United States–Saudi Arabia alliance