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Event Recap

Feb 13, 2017

Challenges to the Yemeni Peace Process

By Hariri Center

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a panel discussion on February 13, 2017 with H.E. Khaled Alyemany, permanent representative of Yemen to the United Nations; Ms. Nadwa Al-Dawsari, nonresident senior fellow at the Project on Middle East Democracy; and Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mr. Mohammed Alyahya and Nonresident Senior Fellow Dr. […]

Saudi Arabia
Yemen

In the News

Feb 11, 2017

Ashooh Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Saudi-US Partnership Against Terrorism

By Jessica Ashooh

Watch full interview here.

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 8, 2017

Alyahya Joins the Hudson Institute to Discuss US Allies in the Middle East

By Mohammed Khalid Alyahya

Watch full interview here.

Middle East
Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 2, 2017

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss President Trump’s Contacts with Russia and Saudi Arabia, and the National Security Council

By Evelyn Farkas

Watch full interview here.

National Security
Russia

Report

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

Read full article here.

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Dec 2, 2016

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

By Bilal Saab

Read the full article here.

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

Read the full article here.

Saudi Arabia

Experts