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<title><![CDATA[Bruce Riedel - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/22014.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Bruce Riedel]]></description><category domain="22014">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Saudis' Shifting Narrative on Khashoggi Reveals Fragility]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/10/saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi-killing-mbs.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Khashoggi affair is the latest example of how Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become a liability for Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Iran Battle for Influence in Pakistan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/08/saudi-arabia-iran-battle-influence-pakistan.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Iran and Saudi Arabia compete for influence in the Islamic world, Pakistan represents a crucial sphere of influence, but the country's new prime minister has been a critic of the Saudi-led war on Yemen.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Bails Out Jordan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/06/saudi-arabia-bails-out-jordan-economy-protests.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In light of Jordan's latest protests that toppled the prime minister, Saudi Arabia initiated a summit June 10 where a $2.5 billion five-year aid program was agreed on to help the Hashemite Kingdom regain a position of stability in the region.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudi King Uses Summit to Adjust Stance Toward Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/04/saudi-king-salman-arab-summit-posture-trump.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In response to a growing rift between Riyadh's regional policies and some actions by President Donald Trump, King Salman has reaffirmed long-held alliances while distancing the kingdom from Washington.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[High Stakes as Saudi Crown Prince Removes Opponents]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/11/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-remove-opponents-national-guard.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's uncertain future has not become any more stable with the recent removal of 11 princes from their positions in power.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are Yemeni Rebels Imploding?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/09/saudi-arabia-yemen-war-rebel-alliance-imploding-washington.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Zaydi Shiite Houthi rebels aligned with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, 75, three years ago to seize Sanaa from the collapsing government of his onetime deputy and successor Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. It was a strange and awkward alliance from the start. Saleh, also a Zaydi, had...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran Outflanking Saudi Arabia in Yemen]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/08/iran-saudi-arabia-war-yemen-houthis-outflanking.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Iran is gradually increasing its support for the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Rather than eliminating the Iranian presence in the country, the Saudi-led war is giving Tehran the opportunity to become more influential there than ever. The Houthis remain fiercely independent of Iran, but they...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Al-Qaeda Strikes Back]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/07/alqaeda-saudi-arabia-attack-bin-laden-son-royal-family.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Al-Qaeda's attempted assassination of Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in 2009 appears to have ultimately brought the prince down in 2017.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Long-Term Cost of Saudi Succession Shake-Up]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/06/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-king-muhammad-bin-salman-cost.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The king has now twice removed the sitting crown prince, a heretofore unprecedented move in the kingdom. Two years ago, Salman deposed his half-brother Prince Muqrin with no explanation and promoted Mohammed bin Nayef. The latest move puts Mohammed bin Salman, 31, next in line for the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Influence-Rich Saudis Blow Through Sunni Unity]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/06/saudi-arabia-unity-sunni-states-trump-iran-salman.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Less than a month after hosting US President Donald Trump and 50 Muslim leaders, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's alliance of Sunni states is in tatters, squandered on a vendetta. The Saudis' self-inflicted damage comes as tensions with its arch nemesis Iran are becoming more dangerous than...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Trump Goes to Riyadh]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/trump-visit-saudi-arabia-king-salman-relationship-fdr.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump may want to learn lessons from previous presidential encounters with Saudi kings if he wants his trip to visit King Salman to be a success.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudis Have High Hopes for Trump Following Syria Action]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/saudi-arabia-response-assad-airstrike-syria-trump.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After failing in efforts to push Obama toward further involvement against Damascus in the Syrian conflict, Saudi Arabia is hoping the airstrike launched by Trump against a Syrian air base early this morning is not a one-off.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudis Jump on the Trump Administration Bandwagon]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/saudi-arabia-trump-administration-obama-clinton-salman.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After a deep disillusionment with the United States during Obama's terms in office, the Saudis are now looking toward a better relationship with the Trump administration.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Yemen War Turns Two]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/yemen-war-saudi-arabia-two-years-houthi-iran.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This month the war in Yemen is 2 years old. It pits a coalition of mostly wealthy Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, supporting President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's government against a ragged alliance of Houthi Shiite rebels and backers of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who enjoy...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How DC, Riyadh Can Work Together to Counter Terrorism]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/saudi-arabia-terrorism-islamic-state-al-qaeda-campaign.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia faces a persistent mid-level terrorist campaign by the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda. Neither group is strong enough to threaten the survival of the kingdom but they are capable of high-profile spectacular attacks and assassinations. The Saudis are a crucial part of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Has King Salman Achieved in His Two-Year Reign?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/saudi-arabia-king-salman-two-years-ruling-yemen-policy.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Salman just celebrated his ascension as measured by the Islamic calendar. The Saudi leader has been touted as a "paradigm shift" in the management of the country. Perhaps his most significant decision was to advance change in the succession process and turn to a younger generation of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Year Saudi Arabia Wants to Forget]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/12/saudi-arabia-2016-bad-year-oil-economy-yemen-salman.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Salman fired his labor minister in the beginning of December. The normally careful Saudi press castigated the minister for growing unemployment, which is reported to be over 12% now. That is probably an understatement. The media suggested that this rise in unemployment will undermine the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Contemplates Trump]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/11/saudi-arabia-suprise-trump-obama-relations.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Saudi partnership with America dates to 1943 when two future kings, Faisal and Khaled, were sent by their father, King ibn Saud, to Washington to confer with President Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt treated the two princes as the royalty they were. They stayed in Blair House, met...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will President Obama Push for Yemen Cease-Fire?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/war-yemen-escalation-saudi-arabia-humanitarian-crisis.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The war in Yemen is escalating and becoming more dangerous. The Yemeni people are facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Unlike in Syria, the United States has significant leverage to halt the war and the suffering. Unfortunately, the frivolous override by Congress of President Barack...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Riyadh's Bold Gamble]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/09/saudi-arabia-foreign-policy-king-salman-bold-gamble.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A year and a half after Salman decided to launch Operation Decisive Storm to halt Shiite Houthi rebels from taking over all of Yemen, Saudi Arabia has become engrossed in the most intense sectarian regional conflict with its historic rival Iran to date. Saudi-Iranian tensions are greater...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Getting Jump on G-20, Saudi &quot;Mr. Everything&quot; Tours Asia]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/09/salman-mr-everything-g20.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman is representing his father at the Group of 20 summit in China on Sept. 4-5, another indication of the 31-year-old son's pivotal role in the kingdom. "Mr. Everything," as he is now called, is King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudis Expect Little From Next US Leader]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/saudi-arabia-under-siege-little-hope-relief-washington.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the regional security situation deteriorates around them, the Saudis are not optimistic about either candidate for the US presidency, with Hillary Clinton likely to continue current policies and Donald Trump a frightening wild card.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mystery Surrounding Saudi Arabia and 9/11 Remains]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/fbi-qaeda-saudi-arabia-senate-hijackers-bush-clinton-obama.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Sept. 11, 2001, I was in the White House when Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda attacked the United States of America. As the special assistant to the president for Near East and North Africa affairs, I was responsible for dealing with the government of Saudi Arabia, bin Laden&rsquo;s home...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Tilts Toward India]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/04/saudi-arabia-tilt-india-pakistan-salman-iran.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud gave Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a very warm welcome last weekend in a public tilt of Saudi policy toward New Delhi and away from its traditional ally Pakistan. Economic interests are part of the tilt, but so too is Saudi pique at...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will There Be Peace in Yemen?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/03/yemen-war-saudi-arabia-peace-houthi-oman-mediation.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia appears to be looking for a way to end the nearly year-old war in Yemen. Riyadh seems to recognize it needs to find a compromise with the Shiite Houthi rebels, but the road to a lasting peace will be very difficult. After quiet mediation by Oman, Saudi Arabia agreed to a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Is Riyadh's Endgame in Lebanon?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/saudi-arabia-lebanon-hezbollah-iran-aid-withdrawal-military.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is playing a high-stakes game in Lebanon, seeking to punish and weaken Hezbollah and Iran. It's not clear if the Saudis have an achievable end goal in mind. Lebanon did not join an Arab League consensus in condemning Iran for the attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's Mounting Security Challenges]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/12/saudi-yemen-security-salman-houthi-gulf.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The kingdom announced its new budget Dec. 28 with a record $87 billion deficit. Revenues are projected at $137 billion and spending at $224 billion.Riyadh's immediate priority is the war in Yemen. The war costs an estimated $200 million a day, or $6 billion a month. The Saudi coalition...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Election of Women in Saudi Arabia Step in Right Direction]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/12/saudi-arabia-women-elected.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The election of a handful of Saudi women in municipal elections is an important milestone in the kingdom. It's a baby step but sets a precedent. Washington should quietly encourage more; it has successfully done so in the past under the right circumstances. At least five women were...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In the Battle Against ISIS, Where's the Arab Coalition?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/11/islamic-state-gulf.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When the air campaign against IS began more than a year ago, the Royal Saudi Air Force was an early participant. But it has not flown a mission against IS targets since September, according to The New York Times. Bahrain last flew a mission against IS in February. The United Arab...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Putin Applying Lessons of Afghanistan to Syria]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/10/putin-follows-kgb-boss-yuri-andropov.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bruce Riedel</author>
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