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The danger that Saudi Arabia will turn S…
By Joshua Jacobs April 12, 2012 Washington DC .. Even as a tentative ceasefire brings an uneasy calm to Syria, opposition leaders and US officials express skepticism that it will hold,...
Political Risk: A League of Their Own?
BY ANDREW BOND APRIL 12, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC--On Thursday March 29, Iraq hosted its first Arab League summit since 1990 which became famous for the plate-throwing incident between the Iraqis and Kuwaitis. ...
FoxNews: Splits in 'Friends of Syria' gr…
By Ben Evansky Published March 30, 2012 | FoxNews.com There was a moment at the State Department's daily briefing Wednesday when spokeswoman Victoria Nuland referred to the "Friends of Syria" group as...
Andrew Bond
Andrew Bond is a Political Risk Analyst at the Gulf Institute. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations with a focus in security and conflict studies from Hult...
Political Risk Assessment: Saudi Pipelin…
BY ANDREW BOND March 7, 2012 WASHINGTON DC-- Last Thursday’s small fire near the Abqaiq-Ras Tanura pipeline network in Qatif, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, showcases the vulnerabilities of the world oil...
Policy Brief: Saudi Crown Prince Serious…
By Joshua Jacobs Washington DC. March 6, 2012 Royal Pains The riskiness of having an aging pool of candidates, long a concern about Saudi Arabia, finally appears to be catching up to...
Will Iranian Oil Embargo undermine Europ…
By Jessica Koontz At first glance it would appear as though the economic noose is beginning to tighten around Iran. In a rare example of cohesion, the U.S. has successfully pushed...
Jessica Koontz
Jessica Koontz is an energy security analyst and journalist at the Gulf Institute with focus on oil security, international security studies and geopolitics.• Koontz graduated from Loyola University in Maryland,...
Washington Times: Ensuring Libya’s democ…
By Matthew Mainen With the end imminent, the status of Libya’s armed forces will become a prominent topic of discussion. Following the assassination of Gen. Abdel Fattah Younes, talk grew of...
Analysis
Saudi Crown Prince Seeks Treat…
June 13, 2011 Saudi Crown Prince Sultan is currently in New York for cancer treatment at the Presbyterian Hospital with his brother Salman after a recent...
Read moreObama’s Dubious Deal
By Matthew Mainen March 15, 2011 As the US pursues multilateralism for the Libya situation, it has looked to Saudi Arabia for support. For decades,...
Read moreWill "No Women, No Play" Be En…
By Lauren Sheldon and Emma Sterling March 4, 2011 One day we were average college students working towards our education and the...
Read moreWhat Should Obama Say in Riyad…
By Ali Al-Ahmed Washington DC - President Barack Obama is certainly not going to see the dismembered body of a beheaded convict in the center...
Read moreObama Can Hit Two Birds with O…
By Matthew Mainen As the rightwing Likud party’s Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to assume the Israeli premiership for the second time in his career,...
Read moreKuwait: After the Elections
Last month's dissolution of Kuwait's National Assembly was the result of frustrations that have been building for many years. Disagreement between the government...
Read moreAnalysis: US Wrong on Abu Hamz…
September 7, 2006 In his first tape release, the current leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq gave a different name than what was originally...
Read moreDissolution of the Kuwaiti Nat…
Dissolution of the Kuwaiti National Assembly: A Positive MoveJune 15, 2006 By Logan Barclift In May the Emir of Kuwait dissolved the National Assembly when three ...
Read moreTime to End the Gulf Gerontocr…
By Logan Barclift The Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, 77, was hospitalized recently, just three months after taking reign following the death of the...
Read moreIraqi Parliament's Move Curtai…
By Logan Barclift In a move to take away the Sunni Arab minority's ability to block the new constitution by suppressing turnout, the Iraqi parliament...
Read moreThe Future of Democracy in Ira…
Abstract: This paper deals with the probability of establishing a democracy in Iraq, a country whose citizens never experienced a democratic government...
Read moreSaudi Women Break Monarchy’s B…
May 21, 2011 The Saudi women’s driving rights campaign took on a new challenge as activist Manal Al-Sharif, accompanied by leading advocate for women’s...
Read moreThe Gulf Institute’s director …
May 5, 2011 In November 18, 2009 IGA Director Ali Al-Ahmed spoke at AEI’s Critical Threats briefing concerning Pakistan’s war in Waziristan and the...
Read moreCan Libya Adopt the Qatari Mod…
By Alexandre Hawath The tiny, conservative gulf emirate Qatar, surrounded by the Iranian and Saudi giants, offered little promise of regional or world leadership even 20...
Read moreThe Crumbling State of the Sal…
6/7/11 By Joshua Jacobs As observers wait to see if the second ceasefire in less than a week will hold in Yemen it...
Read moreThe Egyptian Vacuum
June 23, 2011 By Lev Yuriditsky Iran has made gestures toward the new Egyptian government ostensibly under the guise of wanting to start fresh but actually motivated...
Read moreYemen; Sinking from All Sides
July 18, 2011 By Lev Yuriditsky While the majority of the U.S. and Western world focuses on the Libyan Revolution and occasionally glances at Syria, a grave...
Read moreAccelerating Inevitable Israel…
By Matthew Mainen There are many positive signs that Libya and Israel will have diplomatic relations. First, Bernard Henry Levi accidently leaked the National Transitional Council’s...
Read moreThe Future of America’s Forei…
By Kevin Bishop U.S. government praised the recent election of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to the presidency of Yemen, and saw it as promising for democratic...
Read moreThe Last Yemen’s Civil War goe…
By Lev Yuriditsky As the civil war in Libya is coming to an end and the country is paving the way for a new beginning, a...
Read moreCompetition between Turkey, Ir…
By Lev Yuriditsky For anyone following the developments in the Middle East, it is apparent that Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia are circling the countries of...
Read moreReports
Bahrain: the Powder Keg of the…
Bahrain's Sectarian Challenge EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS A little over four years after Sheikh Hamad bin `Isa al-Khalifa announced a sweeping reform...
Read moreSpecial Report: Saleh bin Muha…
Washington DC - A Saudi government minister and Chief Justice instructed Saudis to fight American and Iraqi troops to raise the name...
Read moreCrossing the Finish Line of a …
Crossing the Finish Line of a Discrimination-Free Olympics Contact: Mike Carver and Katie Ake Telephone: 202-466-9500 Today the Institute for Gulf Affairs released a policy paper...
Read moreReport on Saudi Hateful Textbo…
May 23, 2006 The Institute for Gulf Affairs and Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom today jointly released a report analyzing a...
Read moreNew Reports Shows Saudi Minist…
State Department-Negotiated Deadline for Reform Nears Washington-Today the Center for Religious Freedom of the Hudson Institute and the Institute for Gulf Affairs released a...
Read moreThe Crisis of Religious Freedo…
This report is issued in connection with the upcoming visit of Saudi King Abdullah to the United States to attend the religious dialogue...
Read moreThe Saudi Terror Problem on th…
The Saudi Terror Problem on the Rise Since September 11 September 16, 2009 For contact call Lisa at (202)-466-9500 Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf...
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Morally Usurped by Brutal Mona…
By Matthew Mainen President Obama entered office pledging to restore America’s moral standing in the world. But his response to the Arab Spring has thus far...
Read moreAli Al-Ahmed for Fikra Forum: …
The Gulf Institute's own Ali al-Ahmed published an article Fikra Forum about the Saudi led intervention in Bahrain. "Give the Saudi monarchy their dues. They are...
Read more“Concern” on State’s Bahrain P…
30 June, 2011 By Matthew Mainen Several days ago, Bahrain slapped life sentences on 8 Bahraini human rights activists in closed trials. The State Department expressed “concern,”...
Read moreSaudi Women's Rights Beyond Dr…
June 24, 2011 By Moshtayeen Ahmad On June 3 and June 20, the campaign: Saudi Women for Driving (سعوديات يطالبن بالقيادة ) lobbied and sent a petition...
Read moreThe Egyptian Vacuum
June 23, 2011 By Lev Yuriditsky Iran has made gestures toward the new Egyptian government ostensibly under the guise of wanting to start fresh but actually motivated...
Read moreYemen Burns to Al-Qaeda’s Deli…
By Joshua Jacobs May 26, 2011 For the fifth straight day heavy fighting gripped Yemen’s capital of Sana’a as fighters loyal to the head of the powerful...
Read moreBlunder in Bahrain
By Joshua Jacobs June 1, 2011 There is no country affected by the Arab Spring that the US has made more mistakes and miscalculations in than Bahrain....
Read moreShifty Saleh Brings Yemen to t…
By Joshua Jacobs May 24, 2011 Time has run out for Yemen’s embattled strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh. On Monday in the firmest statement yet from the Obama...
Read moreIs Obama’s Policy in the Gulf …
May 24, 2011 By Abigail Casey President Obama’s speech last week on the Arab Spring and the prospects for democratic transition in the Middle East and North...
Read moreThe Hill: Time for Legislation…
May 12, 2011 By Matthew Mainen On Friday, Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission will hold a hearing on Bahrain’s deteriorating human rights conditions following its...
Read moreThe Consequences of Bahrain’s …
May 11, 2011 By Matthew Mainen 05/10/11 11:28 AM ETOver the weekend it was revealed that Bahrain's government quietly destroyed at least 30 Shia mosques, setting...
Read moreThe Lowell Sun - Amnesty Inter…
By Rachel Besonen -The Lowell Sun Amnesty International recently released a report about the systemic human-rights abuses taking place in Saudi Arabia. The report...
Read moreJeddah flood deaths shame Saud…
By Ali Al-Ahmed Last week the Saudi city of Jeddah was afflicted by heavy rains that lasted only a few hours but caused massive...
Read moreSaudi Terror Remains a Threat …
By Lisa Weiss Washington DC - Eight years ago, the world watched in horror and awe as World Trade Center’s Towers collapsed marking the ...
Read moreWhy civilian trials for Al-Qae…
By Katelyn McMahon President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have made the decision to give the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) ...
Read moreNY Post: Confront the Saudis f…
By ADAM ROZELL & JOSHUA HABER "The Jews worship the devil," the teachers tell 8th-graders. Later, in 10th-grade history class, students will learn that...
Read moreThe Guardian: Saudi solidarity…
By Ali Al-Ahmed At a recent Iftar dinner in the White House, President Obama reaffirmed America's commitment to religious freedom and protection for all...
Read moreThe Guardian: Justice, even fo…
By Ali Al-Ahmed The prince is guilty of murder. That was the verdict rendered against the Saudi prince, Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud,...
Read moreFor Saudis, Biggest Challenge …
By KATHERINE ZOEPF After the 18-year-old Saudi equestrian Dalma Malhas won a bronze medal in show jumping at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in...
Read moreThis Medieval Saudi Education …
By Ali Al-Ahmed This week, BBC1's Panorama reported on the Saudi school textbooks used in over 40 Saudi schools in the United Kingdom and...
Read moreNY Post: On Middle East, O Mus…
By Matthew Mainen February 28, 2011 In his June 2009 Cairo speech on US-Islamic reconciliation, President Obama dedicated 1,020 words to resolving the...
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Policy Watch: US Missed Opport…
By Logan Barclift, Analyst IGA Washington DC - In an ironic twist, two days before the fourth anniversary of the attacks of 9-11 the...
Read moreSaudis Release Leading Reforme…
By IGA Staff Newly Crowned King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has just issued a royal pardon releasing three leading liberal reformers, one of their...
Read moreTime to Test King Abdullah
Fahd has been practically dead for 10 years, but his actual death is an opportunity to demand wide-ranging internal reforms from the...
Read morePolicy Brief: Bahrain on Verge…
Washington DC - Following the assault and rape of a young Bahraini activist, from the unemployed commission, two nights ago by the Bahrain...
Read moreState of Deception: The Contin…
Contact: Joshua Haber and Adam Rozell (202) 466-9500 Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs has released a report comparing the current edition of...
Read moreSaudi Religious Dialogue in Ma…
July 10, 2008 Contact: Mike Carver and Oscar Gilroy 202-466-9500 Washington DC - Today the Institute for Gulf Affairs released a paper on the Saudi government’s...
Read moreAfter Sultan: Saudi Crown Prin…
A Policy brief by Ali Al-Ahmed and Logan Barclift The Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin AbdulAziz has been rushed abruptly for urgent medical care to...
Read moreSaudi Government Responsible f…
By Ali Al-Ahmed January 13, 2006 - In what seems to be an annual occurrence, hundreds of Muslim pilgrims have died in a stampede...
Read moreUAE: Peculiar Move must not Re…
By Logan Barclift and Ali Al Ahmed In a peculiar political move, the United Arab Emirates has moved to allow a few thousand people to...
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Letters
American Praising of Saudi Des…
Oct 13, 2009 By Kate McMahon Washington DC - I am perplexed by the level of excitement surrounding the opening of King Abdullah University this week....
Read moreNRO: Hide and Seek
Aug 3, 2009By Nina Shea and Ali al-AhmedFor nearly 25 years, the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA), the Virginia school founded by royal decree of Saudi...
Read moreObama should take a firm stand…
Jul 15, 2009 As the protests in Iran continue, President Obama is wisely toughening his stance against the Iranian government. That he is gradually...
Read moreIs Obama Ignoring American Rig…
Jul 15, 2009 By Amanda Gramley “The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the beatings and imprisonments...
Read moreSaudi Royal Support for Terror…
By Ali Al-Ahmed When President Barak Obama said in his inauguration speech that "Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network...
Read moreIs Obama Ignoring American Rig…
By Amanda Gramley “The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the beatings and imprisonments of the last...
Read moreObama should take a firm stand…
As the protests in Iran continue, President Obama is wisely toughening his stance against the Iranian government. That he is gradually strengthening his...
Read moreNRO: Hide and Seek
By Nina Shea and Ali al-Ahmed For nearly 25 years, the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA), the Virginia school founded by royal decree of...
Read moreAmerican Praising of Saudi De…
By Kate McMahon Washington DC - I am perplexed by the level of excitement surrounding the opening of King Abdullah University this week. The...
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