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Nation states always prioritize the welfare of their citizens by providing security for them. American and European literature about Saudi Arabia frequently refers to the Kingdom’s concern for its security as if it is an exception to that rule.
They imply that insecurity drives its policy options. However, in the Middle East, the Kingdom has been the most secure country.
While the process of unifying the Kingdom by King Abdulaziz started at the turn of the 20th century, when all of the Arabian Peninsula suffered from insecurity, by the time of the actual unification in 1932 the Kingdom had got over the threats that impinged on her security.
The external threats from the Sharifi Kingdoms in Jordan and Iraq had receded. The threat from Yemen, although not yet diminished, was solved in 1934 when a peace agreement was reached with the Imam Yahya.
