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[email protected] Saudi Military Forces and Development: Challenges & Reforms Anthony H. Cordesman and Nawaf Obaid Center for Strategic and International Studies Working Draft: May 30, 2004 Please note that this document is a working draft and will be revised regularly as part of the CSIS Saudi Arabia Enters the 21st Century Project. It is also being used by the authors to develop an analysis for the Geneva Center on Security Policy. To comment, or to Cordesman: The Security Apparatus in Saudi Arabia 6/1/04 Page ii provide suggestions and corrections to the authors, please e-mail them at
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[email protected]. Cordesman: The Security Apparatus in Saudi Arabia 6/1/04 Page iii I. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................... 1 II. THE SAUDI SECURITY APPARATUS AND SAUDI MILITARY FORCES.................................................... 2 THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SAUDI SECURITY APPARATUS ............................................................................ 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSENSUS AND CONSULTATION ............................................................................ 4 THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SAUDI MILITARY FORCES..................................................................................