خلیج و سیاست حوزه انرژی

Policy Analysis on خلیج و سیاست حوزه انرژی

Israel and Bahrain’s Normalization Setback

The scuttling of a high-profile opportunity for commercial engagement is a reminder that expanding Gulf-Israel ties to the public realm will be a slow, thorny process.

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

An Economic Roadmap to Humanitarian Relief in Yemen

Washington should accelerate common-sense economic efforts that can help right away, even as the fraught, slow-moving UN peace process continues.

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Dave Harden
Michael Knights

Articles & Testimony

Trump Must Not Let Jared Kushner’s Peace Plan See the Light of Day

Releasing a U.S. proposal that is bound to fail would legitimize Israeli calls for annexation, give Saudi Arabia leverage over Washington, and strengthen Iran.

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Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

Saudi Aramco Reveals Its Financials—and More Secrets

The oil giant’s latest moves will help fund ambitious infrastructure projects, but the implications for foreign investment and economic diversification remain to be seen.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Nuclear Issues Sharpen Focus on U.S.-Saudi Relations

Those who favor helping the Saudis develop their nuclear industry are running up against skeptics who fear Riyadh cannot be trusted with such capabilities.

۲ آوریل ۲۰۱۹

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Simon Henderson

تحلیل کوتاه

مبارزه‌طلبی موشکیِ ایران: تهدیدهای بالقوه برای اروپا، کشورهای خلیج و اسرائیل

در بحبوحه فشارهای غرب بر فعالیت‌های موشکی ایران، می‌توان انتظار داشت که تهران همچنان به رفتارهای تحریک‌آمیزِ خود ادامه دهد، سامانه‌های جدید موشکی‌اش را به رخ بکشد و متحدان ایالات متحده را تهدید کند.

۲۹ مارس ۲۰۱۹

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فرزین ندیمی

Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov

تحلیل کوتاه

تحرکات روسیه در خلیج‌ فارس و آفریقا، هدفی مشترک دارد

موج ملاقات‌های اخیر مقامات بلندپایه منطقه می‌تواند راه را برای تقویت موضع مسکو، از مدیترانه شرقی تا خلیج عَدَن، به کمک کشورهای حوزه خلیج هموار سازد.

۲۸ مارس ۲۰۱۹

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آنا بورشچفسکایا

Brief Analysis

Cyprus Gas Discovery Could Be an East Mediterranean Game-Changer

The latest success will encourage more exploration in the area, but probably more regional rivalry as well.

۱ مارس ۲۰۱۹

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

The Hodeida Redeployment Plan: A Slow Start in Yemen

Even as it nudges the parties to make good on their initial withdrawal agreements, Washington should counsel patience on what will likely be a long, bumpy road toward full peace talks.

۲۶ فوریهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Elana DeLozier

Brief Analysis

Saudi Ambassador Switch Overshadows Important Defense Appointment

Sending a princess to head the embassy in Washington has grabbed the headlines, but her predecessor’s elevation to deputy defense minister may have greater policy and political implications.

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

The Khashoggi Showdown: Executive-Congressional Dynamics and the U.S.-Saudi Relationship

The administration’s handling of the situation has exacerbated distrust among lawmakers and opened the door to wider questioning of the bilateral relationship.

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Dana Stroul

Brief Analysis

What Washington—and Iran—Should Take Away from the Warsaw Conference

The moderator of a landmark Middle East panel explains why the conference may signal growing Arab-Israeli strategic convergence, firmer European action on Iran, and further stalemate in Syria.

۱۹ فوریهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

Saudi Arabia’s Powerful Prince Tours Asia—With Purpose

The trip has coincided with a new flare-up in India-Pakistan tensions, making Riyadh’s balancing act between regional rivals trickier than ever.

۱۹ فوریهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Simon Henderson

Satellite image of the Red Sea region and the Arabian Peninsula

Brief Analysis

Seeing Red: Trade and Threats Shaping Gulf-Horn Relations

The Red Sea is fast becoming a critical economic and security node between the Gulf states and the Horn of Africa, so Washington should work to ensure cooperation, not conflict.

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Elana DeLozier

Brief Analysis

Exploiting East Mediterranean Gas: New Milestones, New Obstacles

Even as exploration companies make crucial advances on specific projects, broader development of the area’s resources will require the players to overcome political tensions and market hurdles.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

U.S. Policy in the Arabian Peninsula: An Evaluation

U.S. officials need a clearer roadmap for how to reallocate certain resources away from the Middle East while maintaining cooperation with regional allies.

۶ فوریهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Michael Singh

Video

Brief Analysis

Reports from Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Capitol Hill

Middle East Policy Forecast for 2019

Three Institute scholars report on recent regional visits and U.S. legislative developments, looking ahead to the most critical policy questions in the coming year.

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Barbara A. Leaf
Dana Stroul
Dennis Ross

Brief Analysis

Money for Missiles? Reassessing the Saudi Visit to Pakistan

Out of the public view, access to Islamabad’s nuclear and missile technology could be the main agenda item for a bilateral meeting whose reported purpose is financial support.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Women in Saudi Society Press for Change—Some Suffer Despite Successes

Recent reforms are running up against deep-seated cultural realities, and some foreign investors and officials are not ready to forget the Khashoggi incident.

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

In Damning Report, UN Panel Details War Economy in Yemen

By benefiting from questionable wartime revenue streams and outright corruption, both the Houthi rebels and the U.S.-supported Hadi government are inhibiting a transition to peace.

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Elana DeLozier

Supported by the

Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy

The Washington Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy embodies the Institute's long-term research focus on the conservative Arab Gulf states -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman -- and the key role these countries play collectively as a primary source of the world's oil and natural gas.

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