Bruce Riedel

An aerial view of Maldives capital Male December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File photo - S1BEUGVKXCAA

Maldives: A crisis in paradise

Monday, August 13, 2018

DATE IMPORTED:June 22, 2017FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sits during an allegiance pledging ceremony in Mecca, Saudi Arabia June 21, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Why Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince still needs his father

Friday, July 6, 2018

U.S. soldiers with Scout Company, 1st Battalion 30th Infantry Regiment line up before an exercise in a range at Patrol Base Murray in the Sunni neighbourhood of Arab Jabour, south Baghdad, October 20, 2007. The area around Patrol Base Murray was known as the Triangle of Death - a very safe area for al-Qaeda in Iraq to ambush Shi'ites, launch mortar and rocket attacks into the Green Zone and rig car bombs, suicide vests and other weapons for use in Baghdad. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (IRAQ) - GM1DWKJHNWAA

1958: When America first went to war in the Middle East

Monday, July 2, 2018

People stand on the rubble of a house destroyed by an air strike in Amran, Yemen June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC1FD0EBED70

Amid a brutal stalemate in Yemen, the United Nations must act

Monday, June 25, 2018

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Bahrain's Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Fahad bin Mahmood, Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani pose for a family photo during the annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Kuwait City, Kuwait, December 5, 2017.

Is the GCC dead?

Monday, June 18, 2018

Guards walk on the wreckage of a building destroyed by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC15ACE97640

In the face of Hodeidah assault, Yemen is on the brink

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

People chant slogans holding Jordanian and Palestenian flags during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Amman, Jordan December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC1BE5E49760

Saudi Arabia bails out Jordan

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper testifies to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russias intelligence activities" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC145A0A3350

In new book, James Clapper offers an essential view into decades of intelligence challenges

Thursday, May 31, 2018

The fallout of President Trump’s JCPOA decision

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

The banquet hall in the royal palace in Jidda, Saudi Arabia with the aquarium in 1998. Photo provided by Bruce Riedel.

Don’t let Israel and Saudi Arabia drag the U.S. into another war

Tuesday, May 15, 2018