چکیده:
Because of their intimate nature, US-Saudi ties have often been referred to as a “special relationship.” This special relationship is in fact nothing but a patron-client relationship. This article focuses on the military dimension of the US-Saudi patron-client relationship. More specifically, it examines the impact of the Carter Doctrine on the US-Saudi defense ties between 1979 and 1989. It argues that the Carter Doctrine profoundly reshaped the US-Saudi military relationship by integrating almost every aspect of Saudi defense policy into the US military strategy for Southwest Asia. This paper begins with an examination of the origins and development of the US-Saudi patron-client relationship. Subsequently, it explores the impact of the doctrine on the US-Saudi military ties and then presents a conclusion.
خلاصه ماشینی:
In this article, the author attempts to show that the announcement of this doctrine caused a fundamental transformation in the defense relations between the two countries, such that Saudi Arabia became the focal point of the United States' military strategy and played a pivotal role in the US Army's programs for the defense of the Persian Gulf.
However, in the case of Saudi Arabia, there was no need for budget approval by Congress because the Saudi government undertook all expenses related to the construction of military facilities, the purchase of weapons and equipment, ammunition, and spare parts for the Rapid Deployment Forces itself (Armstrong, 1981: A1, A12).
The development of Saudi Arabia's military facilities and equipping them with all the facilities, means, and tools required by the Rapid Deployment Forces for military intervention in the Persian Gulf region, such as air bases, concrete aircraft hangars, and maintenance and repair facilities; 3.
It is important to note that although the core of the Integrated Air Defense Network was located in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government, with the support of the United States, worked hard to persuade other Persian Gulf sheikhdoms to purchase radar systems and military equipment that could be connected to this network (Armstrong, 1981: A1).
The "Integrated Air Defense Network," bases, maintenance and repair equipment, weapon spare parts, and ammunition stationed in Saudi Arabia provided high-level capabilities for rapid reaction forces, especially since these forces were able to rapidly increase existing facilities in the event of war (United States Congress, Military and Technical Implications, 1981:189, 190).
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