The Strategic Implications of the Strikes on Saudi Arabia | Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Strategic Implications of the Strikes on Saudi Arabia | Center for Strategic and International Studies: The strikes on Saudi Arabian petroleum facilities have already shown the new level of risk that the wars in the Gulf region pose to global energy supplies and to the global economy. They have already created at least a minor crisis in world petroleum exports, and repairing Saudi facilities and resuming exports have already become key issues. The more serious challenge, however, is how do you stop future attacks of this kind, and this is both a short- and long-term strategic challenge.