Inside Saudi Arabia

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 2, 2015

Robert Jordan, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Diplomat in Residence and adjunct professor of political science in the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and author of Desert Diplomat: Inside Saudi Arabia Following 9/11 (Potomac Books, Inc, 2015), shares what he learned about Saudi Arabia and why he calls it a misunderstood ally.

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