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Jan 6, 2017

The end of Saudi Arabia’s addiction to oil: Downstream industrial development

By Jean-Francois Seznec

Saudi Arabia’s leadership recently introduced an ambitious plan called Vision 2030 to move the country away from oil and toward a more diversified, modern economy. What are the existing downstream industries in the public and private sectors, and what has made them so successful thus far?

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Saab in Foreign Affairs: Can Mohamed bin Salman Reshape Saudi Arabia?

By Bilal Y. Saab

His command of the issues was solid, his delivery even better. His body language signaled confidence, even though he was the youngest and least experienced person in the room. He had charisma. But most important of all, he made a more powerful case for his country than any Saudi official had done before. Read the full article here.

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Dec 27, 2016

Seznec Quoted by New York Times on Saudi Royal Family’s Spending

By Jean-François Seznec

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Dec 2, 2016

Saab in Newsweek: Why We Need to Rebalance US-Saudi Relations

By Bilal Saab

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Saudi Arabia

Event Recap

Nov 29, 2016

A New Saudi Arabian Regional Policy

By Tancrède Fulconis

On November 29, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center hosted the event “A New Saudi Arabian Regional Policy” featuring panelists Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, chairman of Shamal Investments and Mohammed Alyahya, nonresident fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. The discussion was moderated by Hariri Center Director Ambassador Frederic […]

Iran Middle East

In the News

Nov 17, 2016

Hammond in Amine Newswire: Saudi Arabia Plans To Spur Entrepreneurship

By Joseph Hammond

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Nov 10, 2016

Alyahya Quoted by Financial Times on Saudi Prince Giving Trump the Benefit of the Doubt

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Nov 2, 2016

Handjani in Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia’s Bond Success Hides It’s Financial Peril

By Amir Handjani

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 25, 2016

Alyahya Quoted by Anadolou Agency on the Importance of Oil Prices to Saudi Arabia’s Economy

By Mohammed Alyahya

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Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Oct 25, 2016

Understanding Recent Egypt-Saudi Tensions

By Elissa Miller

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently gave a series of interviews to state-owned newspapers, his second such series of interviews with official press in the past three months. The interviews came on the heels of two votes in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions on Syria submitted by France and Russia, respectively. While Egypt […]

North Africa Saudi Arabia

Experts