On June 10, AGSIW will host a virtual panel discussion with Ali Alfoneh, Michael Knights, Ambassador Rend Al-Rahim, and Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman examining the future of the Popular Mobilization Forces and their relationship with the new Iraqi government.
Under its new leadership, the Quds Force is no longer a popular mobilization force but commands a multinational Shia army and remains the dominant force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
A tense period in U.S.-Saudi relations has not dissuaded the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund from investing in major U.S. companies during an opportunistic spending spree.
Public opposition to social and political normalization with Israel appears to be holding fast among most nationals, even as some governments allow more room for advocates of Gulf-Israel relations to make their case.
لم تثنِ فترة التوتر في العلاقات الأمريكية-السعودية صندوق الاستثمارات العامة في المملكة عن الاستثمار في كبرى الشركات الأمريكية خلال هذه الفترة، التي تعد فرصة للإسراف في الإنفاق
On May 26, AGSIW hosted a virtual panel discussion with Ali Alfoneh, Kori Schake, Josepth L. Votel, and Hussein Ibish examining new IRGC leadership and how the killing of Suleimani is likely to change Iran’s grand strategy and Quds Force operations in Iraq and beyond.