The Arab Spring and the Saudi Counter-Revolution
We return from a recent trip to the region persuaded that the main question engaging people with respect to the “Arab spring” is no longer “who’s next,” but rather “how far will Saudi Arabia go in...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Foreign Policy: Get Tough with Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump talked foreign policy Monday, slamming President Obama and Republicans for an unwillingness to “get tough with Saudi Arabia.” “Gasoline prices are going to go to $5, $6, $7 and we don’t...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s Missteps Into Bahrain
Saudi has made a major mistake in casting the crisis in Bahrain as a sectarian conflict in which Iran's Shia proxies are battling a benign Sunni ruling class.
View ArticleIs The Tide Turning Against Arab Freedom?
In Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Syria leaders are no longer caught by surprise; their defeat no longer seems inevitable.
View ArticleMiddle East Power Shifts Put Region In State Of Flux
A new cold war has begun between the US, Iran and their proxies.
View ArticleWarmth is Back in Pakistani-Saudi Relations?
In normal circumstances, a visit by a Pakistani minister to Riyadh would make no news at all. But these are interesting, although not abnormal, times in Pakistan-Saudi relationship. There is a...
View ArticleIranian Commander: Bahrain Could Spark Unrest In Saudi
Iran's top military commander warned Saudi that it's decision to send forces to Bahrain would spark unrest at home.
View ArticleBefriending Saudi Princes: A High Price for a Dubious Alliance.
The worst aspect of U.S. foreign policy has been the propping up of "friendly" autocratic regimes, the most dubious of which is Saudi.
View ArticleThe Consequences of Saudi Intervention in Bahrain
A lot of people were overjoyed when Saudi Arabia's military intervened in Bahrain and saved the Al Khalifa regime from collapse.
View ArticleArab Spring Splits Saudi U.S Alliance
A tectonic shift has occurred in the U.S.-Saudi relationship.
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