Analysis

ISLAMIC STATE

King Abdullah’s Message to the World: Destroy the Islamic State Before It Spreads to the West

• Lucien Zeigler
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• 8. 30. 2014

King Abdullah addresses diplomats to Saudi Arabia, via SPA

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah warned that the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) may spread to Europe and the United States. The rise of the Islamic State and its gains in Iraq in June and July have set off a flurry of diplomatic activity in the Gulf.

• TASI

  

  5 Things to Know about the TASI Opening

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 28. 2014

  Most think the opening of the market will be great for investors and provide extra liquidity and capital into the market, but the Saudi government is proceeding cautiously. Here are 5 things you should know about the announcement and its impact.

• Islamic State

  

  Formidable

  Richard Wilson  |  8. 28. 2014

  While the U.S. and others try to develop a response strategy and establish some footholds to slow and eventually roll back ISIS we continue to learn more about the organization itself. Clearly, it is unlike any jihadi entity that went before.

• ISLAMIC STATE

  

  Where are U.S. Airstrikes Bombing Islamic State Locations in Iraq From?

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 26. 2014

  The U.S. is using Gulf allies as their launching point for operations in Iraq against the Islamic State. It is evidence of cooperation between the United States and Gulf allies against the extremist group.

• Peter Theo Curtis

  

  How Chairman and Owner of the Atlantic David Bradley Played a Key Role in Journalist’s Release

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 26. 2014

  The article draws from an exclusive interview David Bradley gave to the Washington Post from the Atlantic's offices in the Watergate in Washington

• Higher Education

  

  The Good Stuff

  Richard Wilson  |  8. 24. 2014

  A lot has been made of the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) established in 2005 to encourage Saudi students to study abroad. It is a truly ambitious enterprise that has propelled 150,000+ Saudi young people abroad with over 80,000 of them coming to the United States.

• Tadawul Opening

  

  Sfakianakis: ‘The great giant of the emerging markets has finally awakened’

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 15. 2014

  Gulf Countries have been writing a wave of vast wealth "which affords the Gulf countries a level of resilience that few in the emerging markets can match," writes John Sfakianakis in the Financial Times.

• US-Saudi

  

  Stanford, KACST Team Up for Six Year Collaborative Partnership on Aerospace Research

  admin  |  8. 5. 2014

  Stanford University and Saudi Arabia's KACST have launched a new six-year collaborative research partnership to establish a center to develop new liquid rocket fuels for satellite applications, according to the Northern California-based university.

• Dubai

  

  35 percent of hotel rooms in Dubai occupied by Saudi Citizens on Summer Vacation

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 31. 2014

  Saudis are escaping the heat in the Kingdom by flocking to destinations abroad, but many aren't making it far - a recent report in the Saudi Gazette finds that many are flocking to neighboring Dubai, a popular vacation spot for Saudis during the summer months.

• Al Qaeda

  

  Europe’s Role in Bankrolling Terror Groups Around the World

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 30. 2014

  European governments that bargain for kidnapped citizens with Al Qaeda are funding the terrorist organization, the New York Times reports.