
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...

What Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Can and Cannot Fix
President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East since taking office...

Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia: Interests Prevail Over Campaign Promis...
On June 14, the White House announced that President Joe Biden would visit Israel, the...

The Ukraine Crisis: Long Term Implications and Opportunities for the GCC St...
More than three months after the invasion of Ukraine, the energy policies of the GCC...

Great Power Competition in the Gulf: America’s Primacy Will Endure—Unti...
The question of what great power (or powers) will control the Gulf region in the...

A Middle Path for Saudi Arabia: How does the War in Ukraine Affect Saudi Fo...
Saudi Arabia has maintained a neutral position toward the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of ...

Advocating for Assad: The Effects of Warming UAE-Syria Ties on Emirati Amer...
Throughout the past 11 years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s international travel has largely been limited...

Trouble in the Kingdom: A Rupture in U.S.-Saudi Relations?
How times have changed in the U.S.-Saudi relationship since 2017. That year, U.S. President Donald...

Qatar’s Essential Diplomacy in the New Balance of Power
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Doha on February 21, where he met with Emir Sheikh...

Gulf States’ Perspectives on the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict
On February 24, Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by land, air, and...