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Sep 3, 2015

Hausheer Ali on a Greater Role for Women in Saudi Arabia

By Stefanie Hausheer Ali

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Associate Director Stefanie Hausheer Ali on the evolving role of women in Saudi Arabian society:

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Sep 3, 2015

Ricciardone on King Salman’s US Visit

By Francis J. Ricciardon

Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone joins Voice of America to discuss potential topics of conversation between President Obama and King Salman of Saudi Arabia during his upcoming visit to the White House: 

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In the News

Aug 27, 2015

Blanford: Did Saudis Nab Mastermind of 1996 Terror Attack on US Forces?

By Nicholas Blanford

Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Blanford writes for the Christian Science Monitor on the potential arrest of the architect of the 1996 Khobar Towers attack:

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Aug 21, 2015

Khoury on US-Saudi Foreign Policy

By Nabeel Khoury

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Nabeel Khoury joins NPR to discuss the lack of US pressure toward Saudi Arabia regarding its activities in Yemen: 

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Aug 13, 2015

Can US Action Stop the War in Yemen?

By Nabeel Khoury and April Longley Alley

US-ally Saudi Arabia is leading a war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. But after nearly five months, the Houthis have entrenched themselves in captured territory, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) have gained ground, and the war has created a humanitarian catastrophe, with over 4,000 dead and aid agencies warning of impending famine.

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In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Seznec on Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations

By Jean-Francois Seznec

The Huffington Post quotes Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Jean-François Seznec on the potential for a thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia as a result of the recently negotiated nuclear deal with Iran and the rise of ISIS:

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In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Hausheer Ali on Saudi Women in the Workforce

By Stefanie Hausheer Ali

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Associate Director Stefanie Hausheer Ali on how the changing economic situation in Saudi Arabia is driving more women into the workforce:

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MENASource

Aug 4, 2015

The Potential Missile Race in the Middle East

By Aaron Stein

Hours after the conclusion of the Iran nuclear deal, President Barack Obama reiterated the administration’s policy of working with the Gulf Cooperation Council to integrate the region’s disparate missile defense systems.

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Jul 22, 2015

LeBaron on Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Campaign

By Richard LeBaron

The Washington Post quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on US efforts to reassure Saudi Arabia of continued US support in the wake of a nuclear deal with Saudi arch-rival Iran:

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Webcasts

Jul 21, 2015

Saudi Arabia’s Scholarship Program: Generating a “Tipping Point”?

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

Please join the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East on July 21, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for a roundtable on “Saudi Arabia’s Scholarship Program: Generating a ‘Tipping Point’?” Westerners most commonly associate the Kingdom with oil, religious conservatism, and a deeply unstable region. Our panelists will challenge such conventional perceptions by […]

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