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U.S.-Saudi Relations: How To Work With, and Rein In, Mohammed bin Salman

Kristin Smith Diwan sat down with F. Gregory Gause III to discuss his March 30 piece for Foreign Affairs, “The United States Is the Last Check on MBS’s Power.”

Kristin Smith Diwan and F. Gregory Gause, III, PhD

Kristin Smith Diwan and F. Gregory Gause III discussed U.S.-Saudi relations, how the United States can check Mohammed bin Salman’s power, and recommendations for the Biden administration.

Kristin Smith Diwan

is a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

F. Gregory Gause, III, PhD

is a member of the board of directors of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and is the John H. Lindsey ‘44 Chair, professor of international affairs, and head of the international affairs department at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

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