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Sultan's Death Tests Saudi Succession Mechanisms
In the wake of Sultan's death, Prince Nayef is almost certain to insist that he be chosen as the next heir apparent.
Oct 23, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Iranian-Saudi Cold War Heats Up
Why would Tehran have wanted to carry out the Saudi assassination and related actions on U.S. soil, where its fingerprints on any such plot were sure to have a major impact on U.S. policy toward Iran?
Oct 11, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
All the King's Women
A new royal decree giving women the right to vote can't hide the decay in the House of Saud.
Sep 26, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Hamas Shifts to an Outside-In Operational Strategy
Recent arrests indicate that Hamas may be extending its operational reach outside its Gaza base.
Sep 26, 2011
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Bahrain Boiling
In Bahrain, the struggle between Sunnis and Shiites -- and their respective patrons, Saudi Arabia and Iran -- enters a new phase with this weekend's parliamentary by-elections.
Sep 23, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia Tells Syria: "Stop the Killing Machine"
The United States should support Saudi King Abdullah's condemnation of President Bashar al-Asad's tactics against demonstrators even though it is an implicit call for a military coup.
Aug 8, 2011
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
The al-Qaeda Crescent in Yemen
The key battle with al-Qaeda in Yemen is in the countryside, where the U.S. government is paying too little attention.
Jun 22, 2011
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  • Daniel Green
Brief Analysis
Yemen's Crisis: Options for U.S. Policy
Yemen is experiencing a relative lull following the dramatic events of June 3-4, when government forces attacked the homes of senior opposition leaders and President Ali Saleh was seriously wounded in a palace bombing. Although skirmishes continue throughout the country, all sides are saving their strength for the major outbreak
Jun 21, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Saudi Arabia's No Good, Very Bad Year
Given the recent string of Saudi diplomatic failures, this year will be remembered as the moment when the world finally looked elsewhere for Gulf leadership.
Jun 15, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Family Tree of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (PDF)
Brothers and nephews of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh with current status within the regime. Download high-resolution PDF. Copyright 2011 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Jun 14, 2011
Brief Analysis
Filling the Strategy Vacuum in the Middle East
President Obama made news last month in advocating a borders-and-security-first approach to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and articulating an official view that the territorial solution should be a return to the 1967 lines, amended by mutually agreed land swaps. Those who contend that there was nothing new in the president's comments fail
Jun 14, 2011
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
State of Emergency
Bahrain makes a desperate attempt to charm Washington even as the regime declares war on protestors back home.
Jun 7, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Yemen in Transition: The Dangers of Continuing Instability and al-Qaeda
The wounding of Yemeni president Ali Saleh during a June 3 attack on his Sana palace compound will likely lead to regime change in his troubled country.
Jun 6, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
  • Daniel Green
Brief Analysis
Aljazeera: One Organization, Two Messages
Top U.S. officials are now offering praise for Aljazeera, a Qatar-owned and -based news network that broadcasts in both Arabic and English-language versions. Aljazeera, not carried by any U.S. cable networks and broadcast locally in only a few cities, depends on its English-language website to reach an increasingly large U.S
Apr 28, 2011
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  • David Pollock
Articles & Testimony
Royal Flush
As they pay their respects to the House of Windsor, Arab royals may also catch a glimpse of their imperiled future.
Apr 27, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Washington and the UAE Discuss Iran
Sheikh Muhammad's visit is an opportunity for the White House to clarify its views on Iran, which the Gulf Arab countries do not see as being subject to the standards of universal political freedoms otherwise espoused by Washington.
Apr 25, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Moscow, Not Arabia, Is the Big Threat to Europe
Barring a Saudi crisis, the main security risk for Europe lies in Moscow.
Apr 19, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Outraged in Riyadh
King Abdullah thinks the Obama administration's love of universal freedoms is naive and inappropriate for conservative Gulf Arab states like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, especially when the real concern is Iran.
Apr 14, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Iran's Shadow over Reform in Bahrain
On April 11, President Obama dispatched his national security advisor, Tom Donilon, on a three-day trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). During the trip, the United States will likely discuss the crises in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria, as well as the situation in Bahrain, where
Apr 11, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
In-Depth Reports
The New Silk Road:
China's Energy Strategy in the Greater Middle East
China has arrived in the Greater Middle East and appears determined to stay awhile. Over the past decade, deeming energy security too important to be left to market forces alone, Beijing has prioritized the issue as a matter of national security. From new pipeline and infrastructure projects to increased naval
Apr 6, 2011
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  • Christina Lin

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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.
Michael Knights
Michael Knights
Michael Knights is the Jill and Jay Bernstein Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and cofounder of the Militia Spotlight platform, which offers in-depth analysis of developments related to Iran-backed militias.
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Elizabeth Dent
Elizabeth Dent is a 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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