Balancing family and state-federal dynamics while staying in line with regional tendencies on succession, Mohammed bin Zayed names his son Khaled crown prince.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have emerged as key players in the military confrontation in Sudan, highlighting the continued leverage of Gulf stakeholders across the Red Sea.
If the international community wants to ensure that Yemen’s war actually ends when the peace deal is signed, it needs to rebuild the country’s economy.
With Sultan Haitham’s planned trip to Tehran to mediate between Iran and the United States, the Omani leader appears to be following his predecessor’s path as a regional interlocutor.
On May 4, AGSIW hosted a discussion with Mansour Almarzoqi, Mohammed Baharoon, Ibrahim Hamidi, and Dareen Khalifa, moderated by Ambassador William Roebuck, on the normalization of ties between Syria and the Arab world.
On April 21, AGSIW and the Middle East Policy Council co-hosted a Capitol Hill conference with Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, Mary Beth Long, DB Des Roches, and Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman, moderated by Bassima Alghussein, on security in the Middle East.
In the Media
AFP: Hussein Ibish discussed Saudi Arabia's humanitarian efforts in Sudan.
France 24: In an interview, Ibish discussed U.S.-Saudi relations.
Alhurra TV: In an interview, Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman discussed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf's trip to Iraq.
L’Orient Today: Mogielnicki commented on Saudi Arabia's diplomatic engagement with China.
National Defense University: Ambassador Douglas A. Silliman delivered the lecture "The Role of Diplomacy in National Security" to a group from Qatar’s Joaan bin Jassim Command and Staff College.
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