Belfer Center for Science and International Afairs Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA 02138 belfercenter Statements and views expressed in this report are solely those of the author and do not implyendorsement by Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School, or the Belfer Center for Scienceand International Afairs. Design & Layout by Andrew Facini Cover photo and opposite page 1:Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at theHangzhou Exhibition Center to participate in G20 Summit, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 in Hangzhou,China. (Etienne Oliveau/Pool Photo via AP) Copyright 2017, President and Fellows of Harvard College Printed in the United States of America SENIOR FELLOW PAPER JUNE 2017 Saudi Arabiain Transition From Defense to Ofense, But How to Score Karen Elliott House BELFER CENTER PAPER About the Author Karen Elliott House is a senior fellow at the Belfer Center and author of“On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future,”published by Knopf in 2012. During a 32 year career atTe Wall StreetJournalshe served as diplomatic correspondent, foreign editor and fnallyas Publisher of the paper. She won a Pulitzer Prize for InternationalReporting in 1984 for her coverage of the Middle East. She is chairman ofthe RAND Corporation. Her April 2016 report on Saudi Arabia, “Uneasy Lies the Head that Wearsa Crown,” can be found at the Belfer Center’s website:belfercenter/publication/uneasy-lies-head-wears-crownThe author, above, in rural Jizan Province in April 2009 with an elderly farmer and some ofhis 35 children (from three wives) and 30 grandchildren. 。。。。。。