Saudi Arabia 2006: New riches, new problems

Saudi Arabia is at a crossroads. The shockwaves created by the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US, with the revelation that 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi citizens, have engulfed the oil rich kingdom in one of the biggest crises of its history. The twin pillars of power, the House of Saud and the conservative religious establishment, face calls for fundamental reform both from within the kingdom and from the wider international community. Will the kingdom's new riches save it from its enemies, at home and abroad?

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