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Qatari leader Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Gulf Succession: Qatar's Model Could Be a Way Forward
With most of the leaders of the conservative Arab Gulf states old or in poor health, abdication in favor of a younger generation may invigorate moribund hereditary leaderships, though a one-size-fits-all solution is not feasible.
Oct 25, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Does the Execution of Saudi Prince Turki Signal Progress in the Gulf Kingdom?
The punishment of a single, almost irrelevant, prince is unlikely to change the world's view that Saudi royals are a law unto themselves.
Oct 21, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
The Future of Arab Reform: Beyond Autocrats and Islamists
A State Department official discusses why overcoming cynicism and encouraging reform in the Middle East remains a crucial part of America's role as defender of the international system.
Oct 20, 2016
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  • Tom Malinowski
Articles & Testimony
How to End Saudi Arabia's War of Paranoia
Repartitioning Yemen into separate northern and southern entities may be the only way to resolve its brutal war and beat back its al-Qaeda franchise.
Oct 20, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Death of a Prince
Speculation that the execution of a minor prince means greater accountability in Saudi Arabia is almost certainly misplaced.
Oct 19, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
A Familiar Pattern in Egypt's Spat with Saudi Arabia
Cairo has sought to placate Saudi and American officials while reaching out to their respective adversaries in Damascus and Moscow, but this balancing act may soon topple if Riyadh and Washington withhold crucial funding.
Oct 18, 2016
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  • Eric Trager
Brief Analysis
How Iran's Involvement in Yemen Could Draw America into the War
Along with Iran's heightened anti-American rhetoric and local naval deployments, the recent Houthi missile attacks against U.S. vessels raise fears that Tehran's clients may take the war into a new and more dangerous phase.
Oct 17, 2016
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
Missile Attacks on the USS Mason: Principles to Guide a U.S. Response
After three antishipping attacks in two weeks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, Washington should take firm steps to prevent this from becoming the new normal off Yemen's coast.
Oct 12, 2016
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  • Jeremy Vaughan
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Houthi Antishipping Attacks in the Bab al-Mandab Strait
Yemeni rebels successfully attacked a UAE military vessel with what appeared to be an Iranian cruise missile, raising the need for a stronger U.S. role in the strategic waterway.
Oct 6, 2016
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  • Alex Almeida
  • Jeremy Vaughan
  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Saudi Foreign Policy vs. Economic Priorities
The House of Saud is probably not headed for a serious crash, but its growing domestic tensions make a fender-bender increasingly likely.
Sep 30, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Video
Brief Analysis
America's Anxious Allies: Trip Report from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel
A bipartisan team of distinguished former officials share their insights from a recent tour of key regional capitals.
Sep 28, 2016
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  • Meghan O'Sullivan
  • Philip Gordon
  • Dennis Ross
  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Iran's Ideological Exploitation of the Hajj
The massive, unregulated apparatus that the Supreme Leader has established to oversee Shiite activities during the Hajj is an essential tool in Tehran's efforts to export the Islamic Revolution and disseminate anti-Western sentiment.
Sep 12, 2016
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
Articles & Testimony
In Saudi Arabia, a Revolution Disguised as Reform
The United States has a stake in supporting Riyadh's efforts to demonstrate that an Arab government can remake its society from within while avoiding terrible upheaval.
Sep 9, 2016
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Holy War of Words: Growing Saudi-Iranian Tensions
Relations between Riyadh and Tehran are in a downward spiral, raising the urgent need for a U.S. and international response.
Sep 7, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates
New military facilities and operations in Eritrea and elsewhere on the Horn of Africa are serving the UAE's power-projection ambitions.
Sep 2, 2016
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  • Alex Almeida
  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Prince Muhammad's Pakistan Detour
The surprise visit may have been intended to shore up various aspects of the Saudi-Pakistani defense relationship, perhaps including their suspected arrangement regarding access to nuclear weapons.
Aug 29, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Hezbollah’s Pivot Toward the Gulf
While Hezbollah's next war with Israel seems inevitable in the long term, recent events and rhetoric suggest that the group and its Iranian patron will focus on targeting Saudi interests in the meantime.
Aug 22, 2016
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  • Matthew Levitt
Video
Brief Analysis
Energy and U.S. Middle East Policy in an Era of Plentiful Oil
Three experts discuss U.S. priorities in the Middle East, the potential upsides and downsides of increased American energy independence, and the consequences of low prices for various oil-producing states.
Aug 4, 2016
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Simon Henderson
  • Helima Croft
Brief Analysis
Riyadh's Diplomatic Dance with Israel
The unofficial Saudi visit to Jerusalem is a significant advance but not quite a breakthrough in relations, raising questions about what's next.
Jul 25, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
What We Know About Saudi Arabia's Role in 9/11
The Saudi government still says it had no connection to the hijackers, but newly released classified information indicates otherwise.
Jul 18, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson

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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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Patrick Clawson
Patrick Clawson
Patrick Clawson is the Morningstar Senior Fellow and Research Counselor at The Washington Institute.
Simon Henderson
Simon Henderson
Simon Henderson is the Baker Senior Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
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