AGSIW Non-Resident Fellow Fahad Nazer discussed the possibility of a Saudi ground invasion against ISIL in Syria with ABC News, noting that such a campaign may garner initial support among Saudis. Nazer further elaborated in an article with Newsweek, saying that, “The Saudis have been very consistent in saying that it is the brutality of the Assad regime that has enabled ISIL to thrive in Syria.”

Nazer additionally discussed the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Washington in an article for The Christian Science Monitor, citing “a consensus among Saudi officials that there is an impasse with the Obama administration and the real focus is on 2017.” He also noted public relations efforts by the kingdom in an article for The Huffington Post, including Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir’s op-ed in The New York Times.