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Feb 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Energy Wire on Oil Production Freeze

By Brenda Shaffer

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Feb 16, 2016

Shaffer Joins CNBC to Discuss Falling Oil Prices Amidst Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Decision to Freeze Oil Production

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Feb 12, 2016

Vakhshouri Quoted by Marketplace on Saudi-Arabia’s Challenges with Global Oil Prices

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Event Recap

Feb 9, 2016

Great Rifts: Political and Economic Ramifications of the Iran-Saudi Divide

By South Asia Center

Over a month after the Saudi execution of a prominent Shi’ite leader and the subsequent Iranian despoiling of the Saudi embassy, the rift between the two major Middle Eastern powers continues to roil regional diplomacy. On February 9, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Future of Iran Initiative hosted a discussion about the impact of the rift […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 9, 2016

Saudi Offer to Deploy Troops to Syria ‘Turns the Tables’ on the United States

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Plan seen taking heat off Gulf Arab states over role in war on ISIS, putting onus on the United States to do more Saudi Arabia’s offer to deploy ground troops to fight the Islamic State in Syria is seen as putting pressure on the Obama administration—which has been urging its Arab Gulf partners to ramp […]

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Feb 4, 2016

Koranyi Quoted by Trend on Saudi Arabia and OPEC

By David Koranyi

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Feb 2, 2016

Koranyi Quoted by Trend on Energy Relations Between Saudi Arabia and Russia

By David Koranyi

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Jan 28, 2016

Seznec Quoted by NYSE Post on Saudi Arabia’s Economic Diversification

By Jean Francois Seznec

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MENASource

Jan 28, 2016

Yemen’s Image Problem and the Ongoing Conflict

By Jillian Schwedler

Less than a year after Saudi Arabia launched its war to restore former Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi to power, it has retaken enough control of Aden for Prime Minister Khalid Bahah and his cabinet to return after months in exile. Bahah and other cabinet members posted selfies on social media to prove their presence […]

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Jan 27, 2016

Seznec Joins The Takeaway to Discuss the Potential Privatization of Saudi Aramco

By Jean-François Seznec

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