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Kingmaker: The Rise of Mohammed bin Salman
Jun 22, 2017As Saudi King Salman appoints his 31-year-old son Mohammad bin Salman as Crown Prince, what are the implications for Saudi security, the GCC crisis and the reg…
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Egyptian-Saudi Relations: Managing a Difficult Marriage
Jun 6, 2017Saudi Arabia and Egypt need each other at this uncertain time and this inter-dependence keeps them together in a symbiotic relationship despite occasional stra…
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Gaping Holes in Trump’s Well-Received Speech
May 26, 2017President Trump’s speech on better relations with Muslims exposed flaws and gaping holes the Administration will have to correct if it wants to advance its int…
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Trump’s Riyadh Speech: Same Intolerance, Different Packaging, No Strategy
May 24, 2017Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia received praise and acclaim but it is hard to see if the president has indeed changed his opinion about Islam and Muslims.
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Cautionary Notes to the GCC about Trump’s Visit
May 15, 2017President Trump’s erratic behavior and lack of knowledge and his administration’s institutional problems require great caution from GCC leaders when he visits …
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Aoun in Riyadh: A Test for Lebanon’s Foreign Policy
Jan 25, 2017In November 2014, General Michel Aoun told the Lebanese daily newspaper, As-Safir, that the late Saudi foreign minister Saud al-Faisal was behind a veto to ele…
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IranRegional Relations and GeopoliticsWanted: A US Strategy in the Middle East
Apr 11, 2016Yousef MunayyerIn 2006, as Israel and Hezbollah were engaged in what would be a 34day war, the longest of any ArabIsraeli war since 1948, US Secretary of State Condoleezza …
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Saudi Arabia Goes on the Offensive against Hezbollah
Mar 8, 2016Joe MacaronSaudi Arabia’s explicit identification of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah as a strategic threat is a tipping point in the underlying tensions between both sides. …
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The Emergence of a New Triangular Relationship in the Middle East
Jan 29, 2016The implementation of the Iran nuclear deal on January 16 reinforced the emergence of a new triangular relationship in the Middle East involving the United Sta…
