Bruce Riedel

DATE IMPORTED:December 06, 2016Saudi King Salman bin Abbulaziz Al-Saud attends the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 37th Summit in Manama, Bahrain, December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Saudis hopeful but wary about Trump

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:March 10, 2016Soldiers take pictures as flame and smoke are seen following air bombardments during the Northern Thunder exercises, in Hafr Al-Batin, near Saudi Arabia's border with Iraq, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Abedullah al-Desori

How Washington, Riyadh can work together to counter terrorism

Sunday, January 22, 2017

A Hatf-VI (Shaheen-II) missile (background) is displayed during the Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad March 23, 2015. Pakistan held its first Republic Day parade in seven years on Monday, full of flag-waving pomp and aerial military expertise, a symbolic show of strength in the war against the Taliban months after a militant attack on a school killed 132 children. Pakistan Day commemorates March 23, 1940, when the Muslim League demanded the establishment of separate nations to protect Muslims in the then British colony of India. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood - RTR4UI23

How Pakistan may test the Trump administration

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:April 21, 2015A picture of Saudia Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz lies amidst debris at the damaged entrance to the headquarters of the Saudi Cultural Center in Sanaa, caused by an April 20 air strike that hit a nearby army weapons depot, in Sanaa April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

What has King Salman achieved in his two-year reign?

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) walks with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani upon Rouhani's arrival in Muscat March 12, 2014. REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani (OMAN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) - RTR3GQAH

Is Oman aligning with the Saudis on Iran?

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks before introducing Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential runningmate in New York City,

Wary Saudis silent as Trump’s Israel position takes shape

December 19, 2016

Aerial view of Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah - RTSNJLJ

The grand Mecca hotel

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

A view of Arak heavy water production facility in Central Iran 360 km (223 miles) south west of Tehran October 27, 2004. An Iranian nuclear plant which atomic experts say could give the Islamic state access to bomb-grade material is nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Fars News MN - RTREBH7

Iran and the bomb: What would Saudi Arabia do?

Thursday, December 1, 2016

DATE IMPORTED:October 03, 2016Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pauses before answering questions at the "Retired American Warriors" conference during a campaign stop in Herndon, Virginia, U.S., October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Saudi Arabia contemplates Trump

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

David Wessel moderates a panel at Brookings

After Election 2016

David Wessel, Stuart M. Butler, John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, Bruce Riedel, and Fred Dews

Thursday, November 10, 2016