The Gulf

Ward Quoted by the Huffington Post on US Yemen Raid

By Alexander Ward

Read full article here.

Ferziger in Bloomberg Businessweek: How Do Israel’s Tech Firms Do Business in Saudi Arabia? Very Quietly

Khoury Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss the Raid on al-Qaeda in Yemen

By Nabeel Khoury

Watch the full interview here.

The USAF needs more than 300 light attack aircraft—now.

By Dave Foster

Lowering flight-hour costs later in the long war isn’t the main issue.

“Unleash us from the tether of fuel”

By Greg Douquet

Mattis put his faith in the 3rd Marine Air Wing’s ability to defeat Saddam’s formations surrounding Baghdad, and accepted the risk that his force might not achieve its objectives before running out of fuel. In later testimony, Mattis reflected back on the compromising situation of the “March Up,” as well as on the cost of increased fuel demand during the counter-insurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the future, he stated, the military must be “unleashed from the tether of fuel.” Mattis had seen the future imperative to change our sources of energy for military operations.

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.

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

By Jean-François Seznec

Read full article here.