Gulf States

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together in the border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC151BCB1700

Order from Chaos

What Israel can learn from yet another tremor in the Middle East

Eyal Tsir Cohen

Friday, October 11, 2019

Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad l Mohammed - RC11F07A18E0

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: Saudi oil fields attacked, Qatar welcome fans from blockading countries (September 1-30)

Sunday, October 6, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS - RC19B9A95FE0

Order from Chaos

Congress: Respect Jamal Khashoggi’s legacy by ending support for the Saudi war in Yemen

Friday, September 27, 2019

Saudi Energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman attends a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Waleed Ali - RC1496A3D9B0

Order from Chaos

Saudi leaders thought the kingdom was safe — they were wrong

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Reports

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Pavel Golovkin/Pool - RC19885B9FF0

Middle East & North Africa

The new geopolitics of the Middle East: America’s role in a changing region

Jeffrey Feltman, Samantha Gross, Martin Indyk, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Amanda Sloat, Angela Stent, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Bruce Jones

January 2019

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

Report

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

Report

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

Blog Posts

Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer - RC18BDE58360

Order from Chaos

Around the halls: Brookings experts react to the attack on Saudi oil facilities

Samantha Gross, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, and Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Saudi women are seen in line as they are traveling at the Dammam railway station in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, August 21, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed - RC1983891420

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: Facebook suspends fake pages, Saudi Arabia eases laws on travel for women (August 1-31)

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

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Up Front

GCC News Roundup: UAE oil tanker seized, Saudi Arabia releases Qatar national (July 1-31)

Monday, August 5, 2019

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Events

Investigating the Khashoggi murder: Insights from UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Lessons from the 2019 Asian Cup: Sports, Globalization, and Politics in the Arab World

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

Political Islam in the Gulf States

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM AST

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Zach Vertin

Visiting Fellow - Brookings Doha Center

Nonresident Fellow - 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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