Gulf States

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s current state of affairs

Monday, September 28, 2020

President George H.W. Bush meets with his military advisors at the Pentagon to duscuss the Gulf crisis August 15, 1990. From left are: General Norman Schwarzkopf, chief of Middle East forces, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, Bush and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Iraq

The US role in the Gulf War

Bruce Riedel and James Hughes

Friday, September 25, 2020

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, U.S. President's senior adviser Jared Kushner and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020. Government Press Office (GPO)/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: UAE, Israel normalize ties, Qatar reforms labor laws (August 1-31)

Monday, September 7, 2020

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi speaks during a news conference in Basra, Iraq, July 15, 2020. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Iraq’s best hope is developing stronger ties to the Gulf — with US help

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Reports

China's President Xi Jinping (L) and Moroccan King, Mohammed VI, wave during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Middle East & North Africa

Expanding Sino–Maghreb Relations Morocco and Tunisia

Yahia H. Zoubir

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

A Saudi border guard patrols Saudi Arabia's maritime border with Yemen along a beach on the Red Sea, near Jizan April 8, 2015. Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, state media reported, establishing a military presence off the coast of Yemen where Saudi Arabia is leading a bombing campaign to oust the Iran-allied Houthi movement. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - GF10000052482

Gulf States

Red Sea geopolitics: Six plotlines to watch

Sunday, December 15, 2019

A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani - RC156ACB6840

Energy Security

The shifting energy landscape and the Gulf economies’ diversification challenge

Samantha Gross and Adel Abdel Ghafar

December 2019

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stands next to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt November 27, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY? - RC171E79B100

Gulf States

Toward a Red Sea forum: The Gulf, the Horn of Africa, and architecture for a new regional order

Sunday, November 3, 2019

A general view shows the Djibouti port which is owned by DP World February 26, 2006. The Bush administration has come under fire for approving the sale of the nation's port operations to a state-owned Dubai company. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah - GM1DSAUKGMAA

Gulf States

Red Sea Rivalries: The Gulf, the Horn, and the new geopolitics of the Red Sea

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Blog Posts

Presidential candidate Joe Biden signs documents for receiving the Democratic nomination at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington on Friday, Aug. 14.Biden Harris Sign Running Paperwork 8 14 2

Order from Chaos

The Biden factor in the UAE-Israel deal

Shibley Telhami

Saturday, August 15, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump announces that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a peace deal that will lead to the full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that Trump helped broker, at White House in Washington, U.S., August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Order from Chaos

Around-the-halls: Experts analyze the normalization of Israel-UAE ties

Natan Sachs, Bruce Riedel, Jeffrey Feltman, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Suzanne Maloney, Shadi Hamid, and Salam Fayyad

Thursday, August 13, 2020

LA MECA, SAUDI ARABIA- The annual pilgrimage to the Hajj ceremony began this Wednesday (29) in the Saudi town of Mecca marked by the limitations imposed by the new coronavirus pandemic, which modified the massive rituals of other years, in the that millions of Muslims participated in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the Holy Places (Mecca), Saudi Arabia on July 29, 2020.

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: Saudi Arabia issues guidelines for hajj, Gulf countries adjust coronavirus restrictions (July 1-31)

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

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Events

Governance in the MENA region: What can we learn from responses to COVID-19?

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM AST

Webinar: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM AST

Webinar: The GCC’s double dilemma: Tackling COVID-19 and falling oil prices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM AST

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The Politics of Algeria: Domestic Issues and International Relations

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2020

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Experts

Shibley Telhami

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, U.S. Relations with the Islamic World

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Vice President and Director - Foreign Policy

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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 I. 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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