Bruce Riedel

DATE IMPORTED:April 19, 2017Houthi fighters ride on the back of a patrol truck as they secure a road, as protesters march, denouncing plans by the Arab coalition to attack Hodeidah, from Yemen's capital Sanaa to the port city of Hodeidah April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Will Riyadh’s new DC ambassador draw US deeper into Yemen war?

Monday, April 24, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:April 13, 2017The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb is pictured in this undated handout photo. Eglin Air Force Base/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

The US isn’t abandoning Afghanistan. It now needs a strategy to tackle the Pakistani deep state

Saturday, April 15, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:April 07, 2017U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea which U.S. Defense Department said was a part of cruise missile strike against Syria on April 7, 2017. Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Saudis have high hopes for Trump following Syria airstrike

Friday, April 7, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:March 14, 2017U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman meet at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Saudis jump on Trump bandwagon

Friday, March 24, 2017

People wave flags and celebrate at a national day rally during the country's 69th Independence Day in Peshawar, Pakistan, August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez - RTX1O9SO

The Pakistan challenge

Bruce Riedel and Fred Dews

Friday, March 24, 2017

The interrogation of Saddam Hussein and U.S. policy in Iraq

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

DATE IMPORTED:January 04, 2017A boy walks inside a house destroyed by a recent Saudi-led air strike in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Naif Rahma

Yemen war turns two

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Saudi Arabia's King Salman speaks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony in Putrajaya, Malaysia February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RTS10K0M

What’s behind Saudi Arabia’s new diplomatic offensives?

Monday, February 27, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:March 02, 2016Pakistani army chief General Raheel Sharif attends a change of command ceremony in Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Rahmat Gul/Pool

Will Saudi Arabia allow Pakistani general to command military alliance?

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Soldiers from the Special Security Unit (SSU) hold Pakistan's national flag during a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan, August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro - RTX2KOOP

The case for getting tough on Pakistan

Monday, February 6, 2017