The Foreign Service Journal, May 2004

2000 N. 14th Street Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Telephone (703) 797-3259 Fax (703) 524-7559 Tollfree (800) 424-9500 Reasons for Reforging U.S. and Saudi Relations” (Jan. 30, 2004) — both on the Web site — are timely and thought-provoking. For more background, the Council on Foreign Relations provides an introductory approach to U.S.-Saudi relations. “Saudi Arabia: Withdrawal of U.S. Forces,” structured in a Q&A format, discusses the history of the U.S.-Saudi relationship ( http://www. cfr.org/background/saudiarabia_u sforces.php ). I n a report prepared for the Independent Task Force on America’s Response to Terrorism, “Strengthening the U.S.-Saudi Re- lationship,” the CFR offers recom- mendations to bolster U.S.-Saudi ties in areas such as oil security and the Arab-Israeli crisis ( http://www.cfr. org/pub4604//strengthening_the_ ussaudi_relationship.php ). In addition to these academic pub- lications, information regarding U.S.- Saudi relations is available at the Saudi-American Forum ( www.saudi- american-forum.org ), the Saudi- U.S. Relations Information Service ( www.saudi-us-relations.org ) a nd the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business council ( www.us-saudi-business. org ). T hese Web sites are geared toward examining and reporting the most recent significant developments. The casual observer interested in a concise summary of Saudi history and current policies can also visit the Saudi Arabia Country Analysis Brief at the Energy Information Administration ( http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/s audi.html ), th e CIA World Factbook ( http://www.cia.gov/cia/publica tions/factbook/geos/sa.html ) o r the State Department’s Background Note on Saudi Arabia ( http://www.state. gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3584.htm ). C Y B E R N O T E S 14 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / M A Y 2 0 0 4 W e need to remind ourselves and our partners of the message carried on the Great Seal of our Republic. … As President Harry Truman insisted at the end of World War II, the eagle will always face the olive branch to show that the United States will always seek peace. But the eagle will forever hold on to the arrows to show that, to be effective in seeking peace, you must have strength and the willingness to use it. — George P. Shultz, from “A Changed World,” a lecture he delivered at the Library of Congress, Feb. 11, www.fpri.org