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Beirut 1958

By Bruce Riedel

2019

Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer - RC18BDE58360

Around the halls: Brookings experts react to the attack on Saudi oil facilities

Samantha Gross, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, and Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta May 2, 2011. Bin Laden was killed in a U.S. helicopter raid on a mansion near the Pakistani capital Islamabad early on Monday, officials said, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. officials said bin Laden was found in the million-dollar compound in the military garrison town of Abbottabad, 60 km (35 miles) north of Islamabad. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E75300AX01

Al-Qaida today, 18 years after 9/11

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatists forces are seen together with their supporters as they march during a rally in southern port city in Aden, Yemen August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman - RC12682D60A0

Saudi Arabia and the civil war within Yemen’s civil war

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Bodyguards of Yemen's southern separatist leaders are seen on a vehicle during a funeral for Brigadier General Muneer al-Yafee and his comrades killed in a Houthi missile attack, in Aden, Yemen, August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman - RC1C41651C90

Riyadh faces new setback in south Yemen

Monday, August 12, 2019

FILE PHOTO 7MAY96 - Indian soldiers keep vigil at Degwar in strife-torn Kashmir which borders Pakistan in this file photo. India on Wednesday launched air strikes on its side of a ceasefire line to expel Pakistan-backed militants who infiltrated in Kashmir's Kargil sector. It also warned Pakistan's army and airforce not to interfere.KK/CC - RP1DRIIGLPAA

How the 1999 Kargil conflict redefined US-India ties

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia, August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES) - GM1E48F0B7101

Women and the war on terror: An insider account

Monday, July 22, 2019

The U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie and General Prince Fahd bin Turki, commander of the Saudi-led coalition speak during a joint news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia July 18, 2019. REUTERS/Nael Shyoukhi - RC1D276CF8A0

US troops return to Saudi Arabia after 16 years

Monday, July 22, 2019

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Agnes Callamard waits for a news conference to start in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas - RC18B7C8DB30

U.N. report firmly blames Saudi Arabia for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Jordan's King Abdullah reviews the guard of honour during a ceremony celebrating the country's 73rd Independence Day in Amman, Jordan, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC122FB03AE0

Jordan’s King Abdullah is facing new risks—from his own friends

Friday, June 14, 2019