
Dictatorship Without a Dictator: Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion
Two decades after the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statues in Baghdad and the dawn of...

Saudi Aramco’s U.S. Investments: A Win-Win Template for Bilateral Energy ...
In recent years, many countries in the Middle East region have concluded that their continued...

The Gulf in 2023 Expert Outlook
A Nuclear Arms Race Could Begin Dr. Daniel Serwer Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Gulf International Forum;...

Why America Can’t Escape the Gulf
For the past two years, the Biden administration has been engaged in a “pivot to...

Saudi-U.S. Relations: New Priorities in a Changing World
Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States has long been described as a partnership based...

Flexing Its Muscles: GCC Geopolitics During the Oil Crunch
Nearly a month after OPEC+ decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels, the...

Perspectives: OPEC+ and U.S.-Saudi Relations
A Fractious, if Enduring Partnership Professor David Des Roches, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Gulf International...

Building a Regional and International Infrastructure for Red Sea Security
President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia has highlighted the resurfacing of the Middle East...

Why President Biden Wants to Revive the Iran Deal
Last week, the Biden administration announced that it had agreed to engage with Iran yet...

Biden in Jeddah: Pursuing U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Alignment
President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East, and more specifically Saudi Arabia, has put...

Partner, Not Pariah
On October 2, 2018, a foreign citizen was assassinated by a foreign government in a...

History Rhymes: Comparing the Kennedy and Biden Policies toward Riyadh
History does not always repeat itself but in some cases it comes close. Examining the...