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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.
Feb 15, 2019
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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.
Feb 8, 2019
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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.
Feb 6, 2019
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  • Michael Singh
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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.
Feb 4, 2019
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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.
Jan 29, 2019
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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.
Jan 27, 2019
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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.
Jan 25, 2019
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  • Elana DeLozier
Brief Analysis
Gulf Cyber Cooperation with Israel: Balancing Threats and Rights
The provision of powerful cyber tools is important for national security in the Gulf states, but it has reportedly opened the door to human rights abuses.
Jan 17, 2019
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  • Neri Zilber
Articles & Testimony
The Challenges of Urban Fighting in Hodeida
The Saudi-led coalition would face several tactical and diplomatic challenges if full-scale fighting resumes on the coast, so it may seek a gradual, low-profile reduction of the Houthi presence.
Jan 15, 2019
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Saudi Security Forces Kill Shia Militants Near Major Oil Facilities
Coming the same week as Secretary Pompeo’s Middle East tour, the incident is a powerful example of the regional threat posed by Iran.
Jan 10, 2019
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
It’s Time for a Serious Saudi-Houthi Back Channel
Riyadh has leverage to undermine Iran’s project in Yemen and can do so alongside UN-brokered peace talks.
Jan 9, 2019
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  • Barbara A. Leaf
  • Elana DeLozier
A government solcier in Yemen
Brief Analysis
Protecting Yemen’s Peace Process from Houthi Ceasefire Violations
Amid mounting evidence that the rebels are trying to collapse the ceasefire, Washington should rally a multinational demarche to accelerate their withdrawal from key ports and urban areas.
Jan 8, 2019
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
What Trump Means by ‘America First’
In a world where major threats require help from partners, uncertainty about U.S. leadership does not make America safer.
Jan 8, 2019
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Sending the Right Message in Cairo: Advice for Secretary Pompeo
All eyes will be on the secretary’s speech this week, so striking the right balance between President Trump’s domestic imperatives and the realities of regional policy is crucial.
Jan 7, 2019
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Simon Henderson
  • Martin Kramer
  • Matthew Levitt
  • David Pollock
  • Dennis Ross
  • Dana Stroul
  • Bilal Wahab
Articles & Testimony
Eight Days in Middle East Puts Pompeo’s Diplomacy to the Test
The whirlwind tour could yield some surprises, but substantial positive outcomes will be hard to come by without clear, unified messaging from the administration.
Jan 7, 2019
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Funeral for Saudi Prince Provides Peek into Royal Tensions
Photographs from Prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz's funeral provide a predictive glimpse into Saudi political life.
Dec 28, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Saudi Reshuffle Emphasizes Security and Foreign Policy
Ministerial changes seemed likely in the wake of the Khashoggi crisis, but some of the specifics came as a surprise.
Dec 28, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Rouhani’s Threat to Shut the Strait of Hormuz—More Than Bluster?
Thirty-five years of historical precedent make clear that Tehran will lash out if it feels cornered.
Dec 14, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
How to Build on the New Yemen Agreement
Negotiations in Stockholm have created opportunities for progress, but pressuring the parties is necessary to cement these initial gains and keep the nascent process from collapsing.
Dec 13, 2018
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  • Dana Stroul
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia’s ‘Black Swan’ Policymaking
Riyadh’s allies need to adjust more to the kingdom’s dynamic decisionmaking, once noted for being slow and cautious.
Dec 12, 2018
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  • Assaf Orion
  • 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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Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
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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Elizabeth Dent
Elizabeth Dent is the Nathan and Esther K. Wagner Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where she focuses on U.S. foreign and defense policy toward the Gulf states, Iraq, and Syria.
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