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Read more about the article The Audacity of Iran’s Foreign Minister

The Audacity of Iran’s Foreign Minister

  • Post published:July 30, 2019
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If the Persian language had a term for chutzpah, it should have been the title for Javad Zarif’s recent essay in The Atlantic. Written by Iran’s foreign minister and master propagandist, a man who…

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Read more about the article Muhammad Bin Salman Is Here to Stay

Muhammad Bin Salman Is Here to Stay

  • Post published:July 25, 2019
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On Oct. 2, 2018, the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. After his disappearance, politicians and pundits called on the United States and its allies…

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Read more about the article Is Saudi Arabia Really So Angry at Canada Over a Tweet?

Is Saudi Arabia Really So Angry at Canada Over a Tweet?

  • Post published:July 18, 2019
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Last week, the Saudi government expelled the Canadian ambassador from Riyadh, and canceled flights, educational exchanges, and trade and investment activities between the two countries. This crisis was precipitated by a tweet —…

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Read more about the article Scapegoating Saudi Arabia Won’t Help Us Fight Terrorism

Scapegoating Saudi Arabia Won’t Help Us Fight Terrorism

  • Post published:June 15, 2019
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Terrorism is a problem that we all still struggle to understand. That challenge only increases when partisan politics are injected into the mix. This is what happened earlier this month,…

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Read more about the article Visions And Misperceptions On The Road To An Aramco IPO

Visions And Misperceptions On The Road To An Aramco IPO

  • Post published:August 8, 2018
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Since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) 2016 announcement of Saudi Vision 2030, commentators and analysts have maligned the plan’s “unrealistic” goals and time lines. Their negative assessment is based…

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Read more about the article Saudi Arabia Post the Khashoggi Tragedy

Saudi Arabia Post the Khashoggi Tragedy

  • Post published:May 2, 2018
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WASHINGTON – The killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its weakest diplomatic position since the horrific terror attacks of September 11. Khashoggi’s murder…

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Read more about the article The Saudi Perspective on Iran

The Saudi Perspective on Iran

  • Post published:April 8, 2018
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Since 1979, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has seen itself as facing a radical, militaristic and expansionist Iran that leverages Shi’a disenfranchisement, local power vacuums and a vast and growing…

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Read more about the article ISIS’s Ultimate Target Is Saudi Arabia

ISIS’s Ultimate Target Is Saudi Arabia

  • Post published:March 30, 2018
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As custodian of Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, and as leader of the 41-nation Islamic coalition established to combat terror, Saudi Arabia is on the front line of the…

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Read more about the article What Saudi Arabia needs to hear from Trump

What Saudi Arabia needs to hear from Trump

  • Post published:May 19, 2017
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WASHINGTON — When Air Force One touches down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week, President Trump can be sure of one thing: His Saudi hosts have firmly pressed the reset…

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Read more about the article Wahhabism, Terrorism, and Saudi Arabia

Wahhabism, Terrorism, and Saudi Arabia

  • Post published:April 13, 2017
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Saudi Arabia is the primary target of both ISIS and al-Qaeda. Jihadists, coveting control of the Islamic world, know that their ultimate platform is the Saudi kingdom with its holy…

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