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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
Brief Analysis
Qatar's Quest to Become the Leading Arab State
The small Persian Gulf state of Qatar is emerging as a significant international player in the Libyan crisis and a crucial supporter of U.S. policy. But its relationship with the United States has often been difficult, and its standing in the rest of the Arab world is questionable. For Washington
Mar 31, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Bahrain's Kleptocracy in the Crosshairs
The Bahrain crisis reveals that the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are no longer on the same page: Riyadh perceives the White House as demanding universal freedoms from its friends, but not from its adversaries like Iran.
Mar 17, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Bahrain's Crisis: Saudi Forces Intervene
On March 14, the Saudis dispatched military forces to Bahrain, marking a major step in the troubles that have wracked the Gulf state for the last month. Although clearly intended to help the government in Manama reduce unrest, the move also increases the risk that Iran will come to the
Mar 15, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia's Planned "Day of Rage"
On Friday, March 11, groups advocating greater political freedom in Saudi Arabia plan to hold a "day of rage" in the kingdom, mimicking protests that have been sweeping through much of the rest of the Arab world. These demonstrations have been scheduled despite Riyadh's announcement last month of a $36
Mar 9, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Gulf States Mull Massive Aid to Oman and Bahrain
The oil-rich Arab states of the Persian Gulf may soon inject huge sums of aid money into Oman and Bahrain to quiet the unrest that has erupted in both countries recently. Reports of the likely funding -- which includes more than $10 billion for Bahrain alone, a nation of some
Mar 4, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Saudi Arabia's Musk Revolution
Although few serious analysts of Saudi Arabia believe that politics in the kingdom could play out as dramatically as recent events in North Africa, it remains to be seen whether the Saudi people will continue to quietly accept the royal family's succession chess game.
Mar 1, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia's Fears for Bahrain
On February 16, Bahraini security forces used brute force to clear democracy protestors from Manama's Pearl Square, on orders from a regime seemingly undaunted by international media coverage and the near-instantaneous self-reporting of Twitter-generation demonstrators. Although the relatively small size of the crowds (compared to recent protests in Egypt and
Feb 17, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Protests in Yemen: President Saleh Promises Change
On February 2, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power since 1978, declared that he would not press for a constitutional amendment allowing him to seek another term during the next election, currently scheduled for 2013. He also pledged that he would not pass power to his
Feb 2, 2011
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  • Daniel Green
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia's Oil Policy Vacancies
During the past three months, world prices for oil have steadily increased, leading to predictions that the $100 per barrel level will soon be breached. Although, in part, the increases reflect recovering demand in the world economy, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) warned this week that prices are entering
Jan 7, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Changing the Guard:
Saudi Arabia's Geriatric Politics
Yesterday, November 17, in the middle of the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Saudi Press Agency announced that Prince Badr, the long-serving deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), had asked to be relieved from that role due to ill health. Minutes later, the agency announced that Badr's request
Nov 18, 2010
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
The Case for an Immediate IAEA Special Inspection in Syria
A key option for inspectors of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world body charged with stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, is a "special inspection" an intrusive visit made when the IAEA judges the information provided by a state to be inadequate. But The IAEA is reluctant
Nov 5, 2010
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  • Olli Heinonen
Brief Analysis
The Iran Angle of Ras al-Khaimah's Succession Struggle
The October 27 death of a long-serving Arab ruler in an obscure Persian Gulf sheikhdom has the potential to alter the tense relationship between the region's Arab states and Iran, while also testing the ruling style and adaptability of hereditary, quasimonarchical Arab states. Tiny but strategically situated Ras al-Khaimah, part
Oct 29, 2010
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
A Lethal Saudi Mix of Cash and Conceit
A recently concluded sexual assault and murder case is a reminder of how massive wealth has corrupted a significant slice of the Gulf Arab elite—though sadly, this trend is hardly new.
Oct 24, 2010
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Balancing Rights in Bahrain
On October 23, the people of the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain will vote in parliamentary and municipal elections. Five days later, the trial will begin of more than twenty Shiite political activists detained since August and charged with terrorism and conspiring against the government. Both events will be watched
Oct 22, 2010
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Bandar Is Back
For a generation, Prince Bandar bin Sultan was Riyadh's man in Washington. As the Saudi ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005, he was even dubbed "Bandar Bush" for his close ties to that powerful American political dynasty. After leaving Washington, apparently burned out, he returned to Saudi
Oct 22, 2010

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