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May 17, 2016

Yemen’s Peace Talks: A Progress Report

By Daniel R. DePetris

On May 11, Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed al-Asiri — the spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen for over a year — briefed reporters in Washington with a clear message: if the Houthis and supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh continue to insist on unreasonable demands at the negotiating […]

Saudi Arabia
Yemen

New Atlanticist

May 13, 2016

A New Saudi Oil Minister: Tactical Continuation, Strategic Revolution

By Jean-François Seznec

The appointment of Khalid al-Falih as Saudi Arabia’s minister of energy, industry and mineral resources comes as no surprise. He is the most qualified person to replace the brilliant Ali al-Naimi who served as minister of petroleum and mineral resources for over twenty years.  Both men are petroleum engineers steeped in the oil business and […]

Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

May 12, 2016

Give (Arab) Peace (Initiative) a Chance

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deal would elevate Arab-Israeli cooperation to take on challenges posed by ISIS, Iran, says Atlantic Council’s Bilal Y. Saab In the absence of a credible Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, Gulf Arab states and Israel will find it hard to elevate their security cooperation to deal with the threats posed by Iran and the Islamic State of […]

Israel
Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 11, 2016

Hausheer Ali in MarketWatch: What’s Driving Saudi Arabia’s Shake-Up — And It’s Not Just Oil

By Hausheer Ali

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 11, 2016

BBC Persian Features Atlantic Council Event on Human Rights in Iran and Saudi Arabia

By Atlantic Council

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Iran
Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 10, 2016

Goldwyn Quoted by The Cipher Brief on the US-Saudi Energy Relationship

By David Goldwyn

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 9, 2016

Seznec Quoted by Washington Post on Saudi Arabia’s New Oil Minister

By Jean-Francois Seznec

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Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

May 9, 2016

Saudi Energy Policies Unlikely to Shift Under New Minister

By Sara Vakhshouri

Saudi Arabia’s energy policies are unlikely to change despite the fact that longtime energy minister, Ali al-Naimi, was removed on May 7 and Khalid al-Falih appointed as his successor. There has already been much speculation and concern about the kingdom’s energy policies under King Salman. Questions about the future of Saudi Arabia’s oil policies are […]

Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 8, 2016

Vakhshouri Quoted by Gulf News on Saudi Oil Production

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 29, 2016

Slavin Joins Voice of America to Host Issues on The News to Discuss the US Presidential Race and Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Diversify Its Economy

By Barbara Slavin

Saudi Arabia
United States and Canada

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