Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude

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"Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude" is a nonfiction book by former CIA officer Robert Baer that critically examines the United States’ political and economic entanglement with Saudi Arabia and its implications for national security and global stability.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
author Robert Baer ⓘ
authorOccupation former CIA officer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes U.S. political establishment’s reliance on Saudi crude ⓘ
lack of transparency in U.S.–Saudi dealings ⓘ
discusses oil-for-security bargain between the United States and Saudi Arabia ⓘ
relationship between energy dependence and foreign policy ⓘ
role of Saudi Arabia in global oil markets ⓘ
examines history of U.S. support for the Saudi monarchy ⓘ
impact of oil wealth on Saudi society ⓘ
role of U.S. intelligence in the Gulf region ⓘ
focusesOn economic dependence of the United States on Saudi oil ⓘ
links between Saudi money and extremist groups ⓘ
political entanglement between the United States and Saudi Arabia ⓘ
security risks arising from U.S.–Saudi relationship ⓘ
genre current affairs ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
political nonfiction ⓘ
hasAuthorBackgroundIn Middle East operations ⓘ
U.S. intelligence community ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in politics and security ⓘ
readers interested in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Islamic fundamentalism ⓘ
Middle East politics ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United States foreign policy ⓘ
United States–Saudi Arabia relations ⓘ
global stability ⓘ
national security of the United States ⓘ
oil politics ⓘ
petrodollar system ⓘ
terrorism financing ⓘ
notableFor critical analysis of the U.S. dependence on Saudi oil ⓘ
insider perspective from a former CIA officer on U.S.–Saudi relations ⓘ
perspective critical of Saudi ruling elite ⓘ
critical of U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia ⓘ
titleContains How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude ⓘ
warnsAbout consequences of a rupture in U.S.–Saudi relations ⓘ
potential instability of the Saudi regime ⓘ
security threats linked to Saudi-funded extremism ⓘ

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Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude → titleContains → How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude ⓘ
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