1. The Gulf Rising: Defense Industrialization in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
- Author:
- Bilal Y. Saab
- Publication Date:
- 05-2014
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- Because of their sizeable financial resources, close relations with Washington, and privileged access to the top transatlantic defense companies, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are in a unique position to explore opportunities and make important strides in the military-industrial domain that other countries can simply ill-afford to make. Moreover, over the past decade, globalization and the information technology (IT) revolution in military affairs (RMA) have opened up the international defense market and made it less exclusive, allowing Saudi Arabia and the UAE to overcome some of the key scientific and technological challenges that accompany the building and sustaining of indigenous defense industries.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, and Arms Control and Proliferation
- Political Geography:
- Middle East and Saudi Arabia