Bruce Riedel

DATE IMPORTED:May 21, 2017Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud waits to greet U.S. President Donald Trump, as he arrives to attend a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Saudi king shows no signs of slowing aggressive foreign policy

Sunday, July 9, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:April 30, 2017Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) speaks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef during a reception ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia April 30, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Saudi Arabia’s king promotes his son—and ousts the best counter-terrorist in the Mideast

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:July 12, 2017Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 12, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The long-term cost of Saudi succession shake-up

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:May 21, 2017(Front R-L) Jordan's King Abdullah II, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, U.S. President Donald Trump, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani pose for a photo during Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

In wake of Trump visit, Saudi-led Sunni bloc already splintering

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:May 21, 2017U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and other leaders react to a wall of computer screens coming online as they tour the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Saudis trumpet Trump

Sunday, May 21, 2017

A Pakistani general steps into the middle of the Iran-Saudi firestorm

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:May 21, 2017Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) receives U.S. President Donald Trump for the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump goes to Riyadh

Sunday, May 7, 2017

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