The New Saudi Strategy, With F. Gregory Gause III

This episode unpacks the U.S.-Saudi relationship in a rapidly changing Middle East.

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Published

February 11, 2026

Host

James M. Lindsay
Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy

Guest

F. Gregory Gause III
Associate Fellow, Middle East Institute

Associate Producer

Justin Schuster
Associate Producer, Video and Audio

Editorial Director and Producer

Gabrielle Sierra
Director, Podcasting

Director of Video

Jeremy Sherlick
Director of Video

F. Gregory Gause III, a leading scholar on Saudi Arabia and an associate fellow at the Middle East Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the evolution of U.S.-Saudi relations as Saudi Arabia navigates its role in a Middle East with a more assertive Israel, a weaker Iran, and a less predictable United States.

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