On February 26, AGSIW will host a conversation with Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Abdulaziz Al Sager to discuss their January 31 op-ed published by The Guardian. NPR's Deborah Amos will moderate the discussion.
On March 3, AGSIW will host a panel discussion with Marsin Alshamary, Lahib Higel, and Sajad Jiyad examining the potential impact of youth protests on elections in Iraq. Geneive Abdo will moderate the discussion.
The diverging priorities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai have given the UAE room to maneuver, and, increasingly, elements of the two emirates’ specific approaches are being consolidated within a unified strategy.
الإيرانيون يصرون على أنهم لن يعدلوا اتفاق 2015، بل يريدون عودة واشنطن إليه دون أي تغيير. وليس من الواضح كيف سيسعى بايدن إلى ادراج برامج إيران الصاروخية في إطار اتفاق جديد
الأولويات المتباينة لإمارتي أبوظبي ودبي أعطت الإمارات العربية المتحدة مجالاً للمناورة، ويتم بشكل متزايد تعزيز عناصر نهجي الإمارتين بالتحديد ضمن استراتيجية موحدة
يبدو أن منتجي أوبك بلس تبنوا موقف الانتظار والترقب، ولكن عندما يصبح الحفاظ على تخفيضات الإنتاج أكثر صعوبة بالنسبة للمنتجين الصغار، فقد تغريهم العوائد النقدية عند ارتفاع الأسعار
The New York Times:Eman Alhussein commented on U.S.-Saudi relations considering a potential return to nuclear negotiations with Iran and Abdulkhaleq Abdulla discussed the Gulf perspective toward U.S. outreach to Iran.
AFP:Kristin Smith Diwan discussed Saudi Arabia’s approach to working with the Biden administration. Diwan additionally commented on King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s role in U.S.-Saudi relations for Politico.
VOA: Diwan commented on the Saudi role in Yemen’s conflict.
The Hill:Hussein Ibish commented on Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress.
Al Jazeera: In an interview, Silliman discussed rocket attacks on U.S. forces based at Erbil International Airport in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
Al Hurra: In an interview, Geneive Abdo discussed the attacks on U.S. forces in Erbil.
L’Orient Le Jour:Robert Mogielnicki discussed Saudi economic reforms and the decision to push foreign companies to establish headquarters in Saudi Arabia.
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