Gulf States

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes him in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1BA9175240

Order from Chaos

Saudi Arabia is taunting Trump

Friday, October 12, 2018

Human rights activists and friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold his pictures during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC11BADE6ED0

Order from Chaos

After Khashoggi, US arms sales to the Saudis are essential leverage

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) speaks alongside U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield (R) and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale (L) while hosting a Gulf Cooperation Council summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S. September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz -

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: Gulf States’ foreign ministers meet with Pompeo, GCC military budget to reach $100 billion (September 1-30)

Monday, October 1, 2018

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: Saudi Arabia and Canada face off, public listing of Aramco blocked (August 1-31)

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Reports

A Saudi money changer, pictured through a glass, arranges U.S banknotes at a currency exchange shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Gulf States

Sustaining the GCC currency pegs: The need for collaboration

Monday, February 19, 2018

Workers stand at Labor City where migrant workers' accommodation is located in Qatar, January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

Gulf States

Supporting Indian workers in the Gulf: What Delhi can do

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Tuesday, November 21, 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

Saudi Arabia

Getting real with Riyadh

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, April 17, 2017

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Gulf States

India-GCC relations: Delhi’s strategic opportunity

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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Energy Industry

Risky routes: Energy transit in the Middle East

Monday, April 25, 2016

Blog Posts

A soldier from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division carries his bag to begin his trip back to the United States at Camp Virginia, Kuwait December 20, 2011. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was the last U.S. Military unit to depart Iraq and is processing to return to Fort Hood, Texas. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (KUWAIT - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E7CK1RQT01

Order from Chaos

Toward a smaller, smarter force posture in the Middle East

Melissa Dalton and Mara Karlin

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner - RC12A2CFFE30

Order from Chaos

Trump wants a bigger, better deal with Iran. What does Tehran want?

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

A man stands by a car damaged by a strike near al-Thawra Hospital in Hodeidah, Yemen August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad - RC1E4E2E86D0

Order from Chaos

The U.S. “yellow light” in Yemen

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, August 3, 2018

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Events

Economic diversification in the GCC: Past lessons and new challenges

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

The geopolitical and security implications of the Gulf crisis

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

Saudi Arabia looks forward: Vision 2030 and Mohammed bin Salman

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

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Multimedia

Washington, DC-2018-On March 22, Foreign Policy at Brookings will host the minister of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Adel Al-Jubeir, for an Alan and Jane Batkin International Leaders Forum. In his remarks, the foreign minister will provide perspectives on Saudi Arabias role as a regional leader for stability and reconstruction. He will also discuss the importance of maintaining key bilateral relationships to promote the restoration of security and stability in the Middle East.

Order from Chaos

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on regional geopolitics, the U.S.-Saudi alliance, and more

Jesse Kornbluth

Thursday, April 5, 2018

A man walks on the corniche in Doha, Qatar,

Gulf States

Crisis in Qatar

Nader Kabbani and Fred Dews

Friday, August 11, 2017

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (2-L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (2-R), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R), and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (L) meet to discuss the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt, July 5, 2017. The Foreign Ministers meetingis held after Qatar sent a formal letter of response to the 13-points list of demands to the emir of Kuwait, the main mediator in the Gulf crisis, in response to diplomatic and economic sanctions from Saudi Arabia and its allies, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain on allegations that Qatar is funding extremism. REUTERS/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool - RTX3A58J

Unpacked

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and a divided Gulf

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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A Saudi woman drives her car in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed - RC149DE96480

What does an empowered Saudi woman look like?

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Displaced people play at a school where they live in al-Qatea near Hodeidah, Yemen July 16, 2018. Picture taken July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

GCC News Roundup: UAE extends military draft, Yemen demands closure of Emirati prisons, Saudi Arabia to build warships (July 1 – July 31)

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner - RC1981F1CC40

Iran isn’t taking Trump’s Twitter bait—for now

Suzanne Maloney

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Iranian women shout slogans during a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2018. Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC12C8F23A70

Iran’s dire, yet (for now) navigable straits

Dror Michman and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

A man stands next to cars damaged by an air strike in Amran, Yemen June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1FAE9C8CC0

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a disastrous Yemen strategy

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Majdooleen, who is among the first Saudi women allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, drives her mother to work in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 24, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

GCC News Roundup: Saudi Arabia’s driving ban ends, Yemen’s warring parties agree to resume negotiations (June 1 – June 30)

Tuesday, July 3, 2018