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Fahad Nazer: Assertions that Saudi Supports ISIL ‘Without Evidence’ and ‘Defies Common Sense’ [VIDEO]
- June 30,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
Last week’s FocusKSA discussion on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq brought together three experts on the subject to make sense of the advance of ISIL and discuss the implications for Saudi Arabia and the United States. Fahad Nazer, analyst with JTG Inc. and frequent commentator on CNN, Al Monitor and other media outlets, focused on the lack of […]
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FOCUS KSA – ‘Saudi Labor in Transition’: Register Now for Wednesday, March 14th 10:00am EST Online Discussion
- May 13,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
The international news cycle has moved on from President Obama’s visit to Riyadh in late March. The surge of commentary surrounding his trip tended toward hand-wringing about the status of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship and the tension between American and Saudi perspectives regarding Iran, Syria and Egypt.
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Commentary | King Abdullah: Nine Golden Years of Prosperity and Stability – Mulhim
- May 6,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saturday marked the 9th anniversary [on the Islamic calendar] of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s accession to the throne and pledging of allegiance to him. When King Abdullah assumed the leadership of Saudi Arabia, the world in general and the region in particular was facing difficult times, as violence, instability and drastic […]
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Analysis Roundup: President Obama’s Second State Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- March 27,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
President Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia later this week comes at a crucial time in U.S.-Saudi relations and in the context of regional and geopolitical developments.
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Several Prominent Saudi Voices Continue to Express Discontent with Western Policies toward Iran, Syria
- December 18,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
In a hard-hitting New York Times op-ed, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Prince Mohammed Bin Nawaf Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud wrote that while the Western-Saudi relationship friendship has lasted for decades, Saudi Arabia will pursue its own interests in the Middle East, even if they diverge from those of the Western powers.
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Fahad Nazer: You should go see ‘Wadjda’; but for greater insight into Saudi Arabia don’t miss these BBC documentaries
- December 16,2013
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- Fahad Nazer
2013 will be remembered as a seminal year in the history of Saudi filmmaking. Haifaa Al Mansour’s “Wadjda” – the first feature length film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and directed by a Saudi woman – has received critical acclaim and has even generated Oscar buzz as a possible nominee for best foreign language film. […]
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Should the U.N. Security Council have a Permanent Seat for Arab States?
- November 11,2013
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- SUSTG Team
In the wake of Saudi Arabia’s decision to turn down a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah Yahya A. Al-Mouallimi is calling for Arab states to be permanently represented on the U.N.’s most powerful body and for veto power to be eliminated.
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U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry Visits Saudi Arabia, Meets with King Abdullah, other Senior Saudi Officials [PHOTOS]
- November 4,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, November 4, 2013, on a trip aimed at shoring up the “special relationship” between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Secretary Kerry met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adel Al Jubeir, […]
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SUSRIS Interviews Prince Turki Al Faisal on Recent Developments in the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
- October 26,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Following his candor at the National Council on US-Arab Relations’ Policymakers Conference in Washington, our partner site SUSRIS features an exclusive interview with Prince Turki al Faisal.
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UPDATE: Saudi Arabia Declines Seat on the U.N. Security Council for Two Year Term
- October 17,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia has been elected to the United Nations Security Council as a non permanent member, a seat the Kingdom will hold for two years. However, a Foreign Ministry statement said that it would decline to take the seat. Reuters reports that a “decision of such magnitude would have to have been taken by King Abdullah […]
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HezbollahSaudi Arabia state security adds 10 Hezbollah militia leaders to its terror list
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Saudi-IranA Saudi-Iranian Dialogue on Regional Security
Hosted by the Center for Strategic Studies at the Joint Special Operations University in Tampa, Florida, former Saudi Ambassador to the United States and Director General of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency Prince Turki al Faisal debated Ambassador Hossein Mousavian, a former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiators and chairman of the foreign policy committee of Iran’s National Security Council.
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