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Falling Oil Prices and Saudi Decisionmaking
As prices drop to around $80 per barrel, more attention is being focused on the mindset of Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter.
Oct 17, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
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Articles & Testimony
ISIS Has Almost No Popular Support in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Lebanon
New polls show that the group has curried little favor in key countries, but the nuances behind the numbers have important implications for U.S. policy toward Syria, Iran, and other actors.
Oct 14, 2014
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  • David Pollock
Articles & Testimony
Fast-Tracking the Arab Spring in Yemen
The quick fall of Yemen's capital could push the country toward the Syrian model of sectarian strife, but it also presents an opportunity for reform led by a new political player.
Oct 9, 2014
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  • Abdul-Ghani al-Iryani
Brief Analysis
Yemen Crisis Spells Trouble in Saudi Arabia's Backyard
Washington's Gulf partners in the coalition against ISIS are increasingly distracted by the takeover of the Yemeni capital by pro-Iranian Houthi tribesmen.
Oct 3, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Qatar's Not-So-Charitable Record on Terror Finance
A newly created agency aimed at curbing the flow of money to terrorists will not amount to anything unless Qatar actually implements and enforces the relevant laws.
Sep 24, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Protests Greet Bahrain's Latest Political Plan
The slow implementation of reforms is casting doubt on the validity of forthcoming elections.
Sep 22, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Let's Be Realistic in Partnering with Saudi Arabia Against ISIS
In light of issues such as Riyadh's well-known antipathy toward democratic agendas, Washington should take its cue from what the Saudis signal they are willing and politically able to do.
Sep 10, 2014
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Articles & Testimony
Qatar and ISIS Funding: The U.S. Approach
Alarming ISIS gains in Iraq and Syria present a special opportunity for Washington to work with Qatar on enforcing counter-terrorist financing procedures.
Aug 31, 2014
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia Ups Pressure on Qatar
The visit of a top-level Saudi delegation to Doha hints at exasperation with Qatari policies.
Aug 27, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
U.S. Allies Bombing Islamists: The UAE Airstrikes on Libya
A coalition of like-minded Arab states -- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates -- is emerging to confront militant Islamism.
Aug 25, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Real Middle East Crisis Is Economic
It would be naive to think that economic growth will solve all of the Middle East's thorny dilemmas; but it would be equally naive to believe that they can be solved without it.
Aug 19, 2014
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  • Michael Singh
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia's Shifting War on Terror
The Saudi government is expanding its counterterrorism work to confront the ISIS threat.
Aug 18, 2014
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Qatari leader Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Qatar's Gaza Motives
Doha's involvement in ceasefire diplomacy reflects its ambition for a wider regional role that Washington should challenge.
Jul 29, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Fresh Challenge to U.S.-Bahrain Relations
The Bahraini government's legal move against the main opposition group escalates its differences with Washington but could also provide an opportunity for diplomacy.
Jul 21, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Saudi Arabia's Family Feud
Facing threats from all directions, King Abdullah is moving to get his foreign policy team in place -- and quell infighting within the royal family.
Jul 7, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Change Deepens Kingdom's Leadership Crisis
The June 28 announcement that Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz had been relieved of his post after just six weeks means that the kingdom is about to have its fifth deputy defense minister in fifteen months.
Jun 30, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Eye on the Ball Amid Qatar-FIFA Corruption Charges
Washington should use the State Department's upcoming annual "Trafficking in Persons" report to amplify international calls for strategic Persian Gulf partners to reform their expatriate labor practices.
Jun 16, 2014
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Articles & Testimony
The Battle for Iraq Is a Saudi War on Iran
The ISIS invasion of Iraq reflects a wider war between Shiites and Sunnis for control of the Middle East.
Jun 12, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Australian Company's Exit Reflects Israel's Natural Gas Challenges
Woodside's decision shows how Israel will need to cement its foreign partnerships, investments, and export routes in order to take full advantage of its growing gas surplus.
May 22, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Gulf Cooperation Council:
Deepening Rifts and Emerging Challenges
Long considered a bulwark against instability since its establishment in 1981, the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman -- is now exhibiting an alarming degree of discord.
May 22, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson

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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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