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The ‘New Middle East’ That Awaits Donald Trump
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The ‘New Middle East’ That Awaits Donald Trump

EXPERT INTERVIEW — Less than two months before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th U.S. president, the headlines from the Middle East are [...] More

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Qatar Crisis: Worst Case Scenarios

The crisis between an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on one side, and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council member Qatar [...] More

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Gulf States Need to Compromise with Qatar

Last Friday, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt provided Qatar with a list of 13 harsh demands that Qatar must meet within 10 days in order to [...] More

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Decisions Loom for Qatar as Arab Countries Harden Stance

Decisions Loom for Qatar as Arab Countries Harden Stance

The tense standoff between Qatar and a group of Middle East countries that includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates is [...] More

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Gulf Rift Threatens Region’s Stability

The dispute between Qatar and its Arab neighbors has now entered its fourth week, causing an uptick in tension throughout the Middle East. The Cipher [...] More

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Saudi Shakeup: No Surprise, but Vast Implications for U.S.

The only surprising thing about the leadership shakeup ordered on Wednesday by King Salman of Saudi Arabia was the timing.It has long been apparent [...] More

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Cipher Brief Expert View: Qatar’s Rift with Arab States Brewing for Years

Monday morning, several Middle Eastern countries, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Yemen, Libya's [...] More

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Would an Arab NATO Help Stabilize the Mideast — or Inflame Iran?

Would an Arab NATO Help Stabilize the Mideast — or Inflame Iran?

During last week’s Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud strongly condemned [...] More

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Arab NATO Plan Could Backfire, Driving Tehran Toward Moscow, Beijing

Iran’s leaders probably view the idea of an Arab NATO to confront Tehran as a U.S.-directed and Israeli-supported Sunni Muslim alliance against Shia [...] More

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Russia-Gulf Arab States: A Relationship of Convenience

Russia-Gulf Arab States: A Relationship of Convenience

The United States and the oil-rich Gulf Arab states have long been traditional allies. But now the Gulf states – collectively known as the Gulf [...] More

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Saudi-Iranian Tension Drives GCC Policy

The Cipher Brief sat down the Former U.S. Ambassador to Oman, Gary Grappo, to discuss the current state of affairs in the Gulf Cooperation Council. [...] More

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The Gulf Cooperation Council Operates in a Tumultuous Region

The Gulf Cooperation Council Operates in a Tumultuous Region

At a time that several Middle Eastern nations are plagued with civil strife, the Gulf Cooperation Council is a beacon of unity that has contributed [...] More

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GCC: A Force for Regional Stability

The Cipher Brief sat down with Marcelle Wahba, President of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and former U.S. Ambassador to the United [...] More

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