FoxNews: Splits in ‘Friends of Syria’ group may help embattled leader Assad
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 "Friends of the Syrian People."…
Political Risk Assessment: Saudi Pipeline Fire and the Arab Spring
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 system. This incident is…
Policy Brief: Saudi Crown Prince Serious Illness Complicates Succession Matters Again
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 the al-Saud. More and more, it appears as though the…
The Future of America’s Foreign Policy in Yemen
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 reform in Yemen’s future. President Obama claimed that “Yemen has the potential…
From Harvard to Homs
By Maren EnghThe United States recently pulled all their remaining diplomats from the embassy in Syria after violence continued throughout the country. While safety is, and should remain, the number one concern for the United States…
World’s Power Power-Plays over People
By Jessica Koontz
More than 600 people have died in Syrian uprisings in the past weeks as the international community steps forth to try to end massacres within the country. More died in Homs, just after Russian Foreign Minister…
Will Iranian Oil Embargo undermine European economy?
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 for sweeping Western sanctions against the Islamic…
Can Libya Adopt the Qatari Model?
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 years ago. Since then, however, Qatar has effectively…
Video: CNN Interviews Ali AlAhmed
November 1, 2011
Washington DC - CNN’s the Situation Room interviewed IGA director Ali Ahmed on the occasion of the appointment of the new Saudi Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz following the death of his older brother Sultan form…
Bahrain’s Uncertain Future
By Alexandre Josef
King Hamad’s speech at the United Nation General Assembly last month was the ultimate evidence of the impasse the small Kingdom of Bahrain has reached with regards to its national dialogue. Indeed, since the waves of…