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U.S. Differences with Bahrain Playing Out in Public
Despite Bahrain's latest negative rhetoric, Washington must step up its efforts to mend the bilateral relationship.
Dec 10, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Iran Threatens Aerial Freedom of Navigation in the Gulf
By firing on a U.S. aircraft, Iran has upped the ante in the Gulf and set a bad precedent for international airspace rights worldwide.
Dec 5, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Israel's Natural Gas Preferences
The choice of an Australian company to take a stake in Israel's giant offshore gas field indicates strategically significant commercial and political decisions.
Dec 3, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Iraq's Oil Future
The United States has a crucial role to play in defusing Baghdad's tension with the Iraqi Kurds and developing the country's longer-term oil policy -- two intertwined issues that are central to keeping Iraq united.
Dec 3, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Kuwait's Election Makes Gulf Arab Rulers Nervous
Gulf states seem to view Iran as a more important challenge than domestic unrest, but Kuwait's recent troubles indicate they are no longer immune to the pressures sweeping the Arab world.
Nov 30, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
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Brief Analysis
Middle East Policy Planning for a Second Obama Administration
Memo from a Fictional NSC Staffer
On November 8, 2012, Washington Institute executive director Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum along with Dennis Ross and Jim Jeffrey. The following is an edited version of Dr. Satloff's comments; the full event can be viewed in the above video. If President Obama tasked a courageous National Security Council
Nov 9, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
The Dream Team
Amid talk of personnel shakeups and foreign policy retooling, a former Obama advisor suggests how the president should choose his top aides and cabinet secretaries.
Nov 8, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Saudi Resignation Prompts Fresh Succession Debate
Assumptions about who will be the future ruler of Saudi Arabia -- the world's largest oil exporter and self-declared leader of the Islamic world -- need to be revised after the sudden resignation of one of the royal family's senior-most members. Today's surprise announcement that Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin
Nov 5, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Nuclear Iran: Technical Issues Overshadowing Negotiations
Although both Washington and Tehran deny reports that they have agreed to bilateral nuclear negotiations, the rumors will prompt fresh debate about what concessions the United States can or should make.
Oct 23, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
  • Olli Heinonen
Brief Analysis
Qatar's Emir Visits Gaza
The Qatari ruler's trip further demonstrates his country's growing diplomatic profile.
Oct 22, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Will Iran Weather the Economic Storm?
The depreciation of the rial is unlikely to change Iran's foreign-policy calculations.
Oct 15, 2012
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Political-Military Challenges of Demining the Strait of Hormuz
Given Iran's clear rhetorical and military threats to Gulf shipping, the United States and its allies must step up their efforts to improve countermine capabilities and publicly signal the regime against any naval provocations.
Sep 28, 2012
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
The Day After: Responding to an Israeli Strike on Iran
To mitigate adverse consequences, Washington would need to take a number of steps before and after an Israeli strike, some of which might run counter to its instincts and preferences.
Sep 27, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Israel's Natural Gas Challenges
A top-level Israeli government committee has produced a blueprint for exploitation of substantial natural gas reserves, but solutions must still be devised for a range of technical, commercial, and political problems.
Sep 7, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Fresh Concerns about Health of Saudi King
Saudi Arabia's aging leadership is in transition, potentially hindering Washington's policies on Syria and Iran.
Aug 27, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
UAE Arrests Highlight Challenges to U.S. Middle East Policy
Over the past few months, more than fifty Islamists have been arrested across the United Arab Emirates, a major oil producer and U.S. ally. The country's attorney-general stated this week that the detainees, all thought to be UAE citizens, had "revealed plans to jeopardize the security of the state" and
Aug 9, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Prince and the Revolution
Saudi Arabia is bringing back its most talented operator to manage the Arab Spring. But can Bandar stem the rot in Riyadh?
Jul 24, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Democracy, Salafi Style
One of Saudi Arabia's most popular hardline clerics just embraced democracy. Should we worry, or applaud?
Jul 20, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
The Other Threat to Oil Supplies:
Shiite Tensions in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Violence in eastern Saudi Arabia and continuing tension in Bahrain are reminders that Gulf oil exports face other threats besides potential Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Jul 16, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Oil Sanctions against Iran Will Not Be Enough
Predictably, last week's "expert level" talks between Iran and world powers were no more fruitful than previous rounds, leaving little optimism for a negotiated resolution to the nuclear crisis anytime soon. Western policymakers, buoyed by their success in reducing Iran's oil exports, appear content to give sanctions more time to
Jul 8, 2012
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  • Michael Singh

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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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