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In First Weekly for Ashmore, Sfakianakis Highlights ‘Wall Street’s Retreat from EM Market-Making’
- September 30,2014
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- SUSTG Team
In his first weekly for the London-based Ashmore Investments, John Sfakianakis and co-author Jan Dehn write that emerging markets are playing a larger role in international finance, and recent political and economic developments around the globe “illustrate Wall Street’s decline as market-maker for Emerging Markets (EM) assets.” The full analysis, available here and used by […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Energy Pivot to Asia ‘May Result in Lower Crude Prices’, Analyst Predicts
- September 30,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia is starting to focus more on Asian destinations for its crude, which may result in lower costs to the region, writes Clyde Russell in a Reuters analysis. “The Saudis aren’t exactly retreating from the North American and European markets, but they seem to have read in the tea leaves the trend that physical […]
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US Training Teams Arrive in Saudi Arabia As Brass Praise Arab ‘Professionalism’ in Coordinated Strikes
- September 29,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey announced at a joint press conference that U.S. trainers have arrived in Saudi Arabia to assist in the development of moderate Syrian rebels, the Voice of America reports. “Opposition fighters are being vetted by U.S. military, […]
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Jamal Khashoggi on the BBC News Hour: Saudi Arabia Will Continue to Fight IS ‘Short of Sending Ground Troops’ [Audio]
- September 25,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
In an interview on the BBC News Hour, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi addressed the latest developments in the joint U.S.-Arab military action against Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria. “Saudi Arabia is already at war with ISIS since 2003, when IS was still Al Qaeda, so it is the same thing – the same […]
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Riyadh and Jeddah in Top 10 Global Hometowns of America’s Foreign Students
- September 24,2014
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- SUSTG Team
We recently recommended the Brookings Institution’s innovative study of foreign students in America (Brookings’ Gold: Interactive Data On Foreign Students In U.S. Higher Education). By mining visa data the study discovered a number of fascinating trends with regard to American higher education. Recognizing this commodity as a major service export, Neil Ruiz, the study’s author, […]
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U.S. and Saudi Arabia Conduct Joint Strikes on IS Targets in Syria
- September 23,2014
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- SUSTG Team
The United States and Gulf Arab allies, including Saudi Arabia, conducted joint airstrikes within Syria’s borders for the first time primarily on Islamic State targets in and around Raqqa, several news agencies and CENTCOM are reporting. Islamic State militants bore the brunt of the large-scale attack, which included strikes from various aircraft and also missile […]
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Marking Saudi National Day Celebration, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom Congratulates Saudis on Modernization
- September 23,2014
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- SUSTG Team
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia marks its 84th National Day today, a celebrating 84 years as a unified Kingdom and marking the anniversary of the formation of Saudi Arabia by the late King Abdulaziz. Establishments across Saudi Arabia’s cities were turning green in celebration and local municipalities were preparing events for Saudi citizens today, Arab News reports. […]
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Fahad Nazer in ‘Foreign Affairs’: Renewing Vows With Saudi Arabia
- September 18,2014
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- SUSTG Team
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia “are ready to let bygones be bygones” as the two nations seek to coordinate in their efforts to fight the Islamic State, but “much will depend on the Obama administration’s ability to articulate a clear long-term strategy for the Middle East — and specifically for the two countries where ISIS […]
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Arab States Offer Willingness to Conduct Air Strikes on Islamic State as CENTCOM Chief Visits Riyadh
- September 15,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
The U.S. has received offers from “several” Gulf allies to aid in airstrikes against the Islamic State, according to the New York Times and several other news outlets as US CENTCOM chief Lloyd James Austin III met with Crown Prince Salman in Riyadh today. Following President Obama’s announcement that he would drastically increase strikes against Islamic State positions in Iraq, Secretary of […]
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Analysis: Threat of ISIS, U.S. Diplomacy Help Re-build Tested U.S.-Saudi Ties
- September 12,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
For the U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relationship, what a difference 9 months makes. Less than a year ago, a flood of analysts and commentators were debating whether the U.S.-Saudi alliance would survive what some were calling the lowest point in that relationship in decades. But just 9 months later, with Secretary Kerry in Jeddah for talks on […]
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White House: U.S. is closely monitoring OPEC+ talks, is encouraged about agreement
The United States is closely monitoring talks by OPEC and its partners and has had high level conversations with officials in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the White House said on Tuesday. “We’re encouraged by the ongoing conversation by OPEC members to reaching an agreement ... which will promote access to affordable and reliable energy,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
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Saudi official in U.S. for talks on Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi
“They’ll discuss the longstanding partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia, regional security and the U.S. commitment to help Saudi Arabia defend its territory as it faces attacks from Iranian-aligned groups,” she said.
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As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban advance is accelerating
Afghanistan’s northern borderlands provide a worrying sign of things to come. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon ordered a mobilization of some 20,000 reserve troops to the border, while Reuters reported the country — the poorest in Central Asia — was considering preparing refugee camps in case of an influx of fleeing Afghan civilians.
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In a first, U.S. warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report
An annual U.S. State Department report released on Thursday said discriminatory policies perpetuated human trafficking, drawing a link with systemic racism in the United States and abroad for the first time. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in the Trafficking in Persons report that inequities undercut Washington's battle against human trafficking.
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Lebanon won’t get a bailout, U.S. diplomat says
Lebanon’s economic situation is facing “immediate catastrophe,” according to a top U.S. diplomat, who said the country’s leaders need to demonstrate the will to reform before any external assistance can take place. David Hale, who most recently served as the undersecretary of state for political affairs and is now on detail from the State Department at policy institute the Wilson Center, said that Lebanon’s collapse is imminent.
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Multi-Sided Civil War Could Grip Afghanistan, U.S. General Warns
The commander of the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan warned on Tuesday that the country could be on a path to chaotic civil war as American and other international troops prepare to leave in the coming weeks. His assessment, in a rare news conference at the headquarters of U.S. and NATO command in Kabul, will likely be one of the last publicly delivered by an American four-star general in Afghanistan, where recent events have included a Taliban offensive that has seized around 100 district centers, left dozens of civilians wounded and killed, and displaced thousands more.
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U.S. Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militia Sites In Iraq And Syria
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes Sunday on three targets in Syria and Iraq that the Pentagon said were used by Iranian-backed militias in the area. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement Sunday that the selected targets were weapons storage and operational facilities used by the militias to mount unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.
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Opinion: How the Afghanistan Withdrawal Costs the U.S. With China
Yet as details of the Biden administration’s post-withdrawal strategy for Afghanistan emerge, its benefits for American competitiveness against Beijing look nebulous. In fact, the U.S. departure from Kabul could end up undermining, rather than strengthening, America’s strategic hand against China.
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Saudis who killed journalist Khashoggi received paramilitary training in U.S.
The training was provided by Tier 1 Group, which is owned by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, and was defensive in nature and devised to protect Saudi leaders, the Times reported.
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Hardline judge under U.S. sanctions wins Iran presidential election
With all 28.9 million ballots counted, Raisi was elected with a tally of 17.9 million, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on state TV. Turnout in Friday’s four-man race was a record low of around 48.8%.
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