The Islamic Revolution's Impact on Political Islam and the Middle East
Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh shares insights into the Islamic Revolution’s Impact on Political Islam and the Middle East. This is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only content. It can be...
The Greater Cost of U.S. Absence in Syria
As part of our special coverage on Syria, The Cipher Brief spoke with expert Emile Nakhleh, former member, CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service, to get his assessment on how the President’s decision...
How the U.S. Helped the Saudis Make the Middle East a 'Dangerous Place'
OPINION — The Middle East, like the rest of the world, is a “very dangerous place!” according to President Trump. The Saudis, with America’s tacit help, made it so. President Trump’s...
Resetting the Crucial U.S.-Saudi Relationship
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MbS: The New Saddam of Arabia?
As Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) has terrorized his opponents at home and abroad, fear has spread within the Saudi kingdom. Has he become the new Saddam of Arabia? As Iraq’s Saddam Hussein did in the...