Policy Watch: US Missed Opportunity on WTO
By Logan Barclift, Analyst IGA Washington DC – In an ironic twist, two days before the fourth anniversary of the attacks of 9-11 the Bush administration signed a trade agreement with Saudi Arabia, home...
View ArticlePolicy Brief: Saudi Crown Prince Serious Illness Complicates Succession...
By Joshua Jacobs Washington DC. March 6, 2012 Royal Pains The riskiness of having an aging pool of candidates, long a concern about Saudi Arabia, finally appears to be catching up to the al-Saud. More...
View ArticlePolitical Risk Assessment: Saudi Pipeline Fire and the Arab Spring
BY ANDREW BOND March 7, 2012 WASHINGTON DC– Last Thursday’s small fire near the Abqaiq-Ras Tanura pipeline network in Qatif, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, showcases the vulnerabilities of the world...
View ArticlePolicy: Saudi Foreign Policy after Saud AlFaisal
August 21, 2012 The Institute for Gulf Affairs has learned that Saudi foreign Minister Saud AlFaisal has postponed his plans to travel to the United States for treatment due to serious illness. His...
View ArticlePolicy Brief: The Old Men of Arabia
The Institute for Gulf Affairs has learned that Saudi King Abdulaziz is traveling to New York City for medical treatment at New York Presbyterian Hospital after a brief visit to Morocco. The 76 year...
View ArticleLook Who’s Talking: Sectarianism, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Contact: Christopher Denbow T:202-466-9500 Wednesday, 2 July 2014 Washington, DC – The Institute for Gulf Affairs released a comparative analysis on sectarianism and marginalization in Iraq and Saudi...
View ArticleKing Salman’s government: A Two-Headed Camel
February 3, 2015 By Ali AlAhmed and Sayan Das Gupta Washington D.C. – Days after the passing of his brother King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the new King Salman engineered the largest cabinet shake-up in...
View ArticleIGA Investigation: White House to Host Known Anti-Semites
Monday, May, 11, 2015 Washington, DC – The Institute for Gulf Affairs is releasing an exclusive investigation showing the White House is set to host several egregiously anti-Semitic newspaper editors...
View ArticleWoman UP!: Promoting Saudi Women Rights to Counter Violent Extremism
August 12, 2015 Washington DC – – The Institute for Gulf Affairs has released a special report titled – WOMAN UP! Promoting Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia to Counter Violent Extremism – on the need to...
View ArticlePOLICY BRIEF: Obama, King Salman & the Syrian Refugee Crisis
By ADAM WHITCOMB September 3, 2015 Washington DC – The rich Gulf Cooperation Council countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have deliberately ignored the tragedies of the Syrian refugees by...
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