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Save to My PortfolioThe Middle East and the New Global Economy: Development and Diversification in Saudi Arabia

Tarik Yousef and Hassan Hakimian, September 23, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Middle East and the New Global Economy: Development and Diversification in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia will join other Group of Twenty (G-20) nations this week to address the global economic recovery. In a discussion with the Middle East Youth Initiative, expert economist Hassan Hakimian explains that the government’s stimulus budget has helped to cushion the country from the worst effects of the recession. Yet, the long-term challenges of developing the non-oil, private sector and harnessing human capital remain. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAl-Qaeda's Plot to Murder Saudi Prince Muhammad Bin Nayif

Bruce Riedel, August 28, 2009, The Daily Beast

Bruce Riedel says the attempted assassination of Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism chief raises questions about whether al-Qaeda's Saudi branch has recovered from recent crackdowns against the group. Riedel examines al-Qaeda's regrouping in next-door Yemen and analyzes what this first major terror opreation in the country since 2006 means. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioGlobal Economic Crisis: A Catalyst for Change in Saudi Arabia?

Navtej Dhillon and Hassan Hakimian, February 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Global Economic Crisis: A Catalyst for Change in Saudi Arabia?While King Abdullah's recent Cabinet shake-up makes headlines, the country is also confronting a volatile global economy in advance of London's G-20 summit. With oil prices slumping, Navtej Dhillon and Hassan Hakimian analyze whether Saudi Arabia can maintain its strong economic position and continue to create jobs for its youth population. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioDisplacement in the Muslim World

Hady Amr and Elizabeth Ferris, February 16, 2009, Human Development Task Force, U.S.-Islamic World Forum

Displacement in the Muslim WorldThroughout the Muslim world, millions of people have been forced to flee their homes and communities for many reasons, including both conflicts and natural disasters. This massive displacement of people affects both national development plans and individual human development, affecting relationships between countries, UN Security Council discussions, and peace processes. In short, as Hady Amr and Elizabeth Ferris argue, understanding—and resolving—displacement is central to development, peace, and security. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioTerrorism: Rogue Operators

Daniel L. Byman, August 14, 2008, The National Interest

Think that state sponsors of terror are pulling all the strings? Think again. Daniel Byman details how countries like Iran and Syria may play a big role in the terrorism underworld, but they’re quickly losing control over rogues that bite the hands that once fed them. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMiddle East’s Economic Paradox

Navtej Dhillon, Jad Chaaban and Tarik Yousef, June 26, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Middle East’s Economic ParadoxAccording to a recent study by the Middle East Youth Initiative, the region loses $25 billion a year due to youth unemployment. Navtej Dhillon, MEYI Director/Fellow, Jad Chaaban, Assistant Professor at American University of Beirut, and Tarik Yousef, Brookings Senior Fellow and Dean of the Dubai School of Government, discuss country statistics and regional policy implications. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism

Daniel L. Byman, May 29, 2008, Saban Center Analysis Paper

The current United States approach to state sponsorship of terrorism is flawed, writes Daniel Byman. He suggests that instead of simply managing a list of state sponsors, Washington needs to recognize the complexity of sponsorship, monitor states using a broad definition of what constitutes state sponsorship, and use diplomatic pressure as well as political and economic penalties when needed. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Saban Center for Middle East Policy hosted a policy luncheon on May 28, 2008, launching a Saban Center analysis paper of the same name. The paper’s author, Daniel Byman, presented a summary of the paper’s findings. Bruce Hoffman, Senior Fellow at the U.S. Military Academy and Professor at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, provided comments. Bruce Riedel moderated the discussion. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioRising Oil Prices, Declining National Security

David B. Sandalow, May 22, 2008, House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Rising Oil Prices, Declining National SecurityAs gasoline prices continue to set new records, David Sandalow recently testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the national security threats posed by rising oil prices. Drawing from his book Freedom from Oil, Sandalow emphasized the potential for plug-in electric vehicles to help solve the problem.” Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAmerica and the Middle East: The Role of Public Opinion

Thursday, May 15, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Doha, Qatar,

On May 15, 2008, The Brookings Doha Center (BDC), a project of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, hosted Shibley Telhami for the first in-house BDC policy luncheon. The discussion focused on Dr. Telhami’s latest academic polling on public attitudes in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioEconomic and Political Development Report: Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Isobel Coleman, April 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Isobel Coleman met with business leaders, academics, journalists, and civic activists in Saudi Arabia. Among their key findings are that many Saudis welcomed the emergence of a more open atmosphere, pointing to King Abdullah’s ascension to the throne, dynamism in neighboring Gulf states, and a new “post-post-9/11” environment as key catalysts for the change. Yet, there was frustration at the unpredictability and arbitrariness of the newly expanded social and political space. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioReform in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Thursday, March 13, 2008
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jack DabaghianThe Saban Center for Middle East Policy hosted a luncheon roundtable discussion with Visiting Fellow Dr. Mai Yamani, of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Yamani presented a draft of her forthcoming Middle East Memo entitled “Reform in Saudi Arabia.” Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAl Qaeda’s Third Front: Saudi Arabia

Bruce Riedel and Bilal Y. Saab, March 01, 2008, The Washington Quarterly

Bruce Riedel and Bilal Saab believe the war in Saudi Arabia is being waged over the biggest stakes of all: control over Islam's holy cities and oil wealth. Yet, having withdrawn most of its forces from Saudi Arabia in August 2003 after al Qaeda began its war, the United States remains on the margins. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioBoosting Smart Power: The Role of the United States in the Middle East

Navtej Dhillon, February 22, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Boosting Smart Power: The Role of the United States in the Middle EastWhile the United States concentrates its Middle Eastern policy efforts on democracy and the war on terrorism, 60% of the region’s population is facing a crisis of their own – a fight for decent education, employment and housing. Brookings Fellow Navtej Dhillon says that the United States and the international community must refocus their efforts on building a future for the Middle Eastern majority; from using hard power to boosting smart power. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Two Faces of Saudi Arabia

Mai Yamani, February 12, 2008, Survival

The Saudi Arabian regime, aided by oil money and custodianship of Islam’s holiest sites, has in recent years emerged as one of the most active and creative diplomatic players in the Middle East. Read More

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