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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 29, 2021
News Release
Martin Indyk Examines Henry Kissinger’s Deft Middle East Diplomacy, in CFR Book
To understand the arc of American diplomatic influence in the Middle East, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Distinguished Fellow Martin S. Indyk returns to the origins of the American-led peace pro…
August 3, 2005
Saudi Arabia
Bronson: King Abdullah’s Ascension Seen as Important ‘Plus’ by Washington
Rachel Bronson, the Council’s top expert on Saudi Arabia, says the death of King Fahd and the ascension of Crown Prince Abdullah to the throne will be welcomed by both Saudi society and the United St…
November 18, 2012
Israel
Voices From the Region: Israel, Hamas, Syria, Saudi Arabia
“This is a real declaration of war. The enemy will pay a heavy price for its crime and will regret the moment it thought of perpetrating it.” – Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas, in response to th…
October 18, 2018
Saudi Arabia
Can the Oil Threat Spare Saudi Arabia From America’s Wrath?
Threatening a price hike might work in the short term, but it would come with serious costs to the kingdom’s reputation as a moderating influence on oil markets.
October 15, 2018
Saudi Arabia
Déjà vu, Saudi Style
The longer I write about oil, the more I have become convinced that names and faces can change but the basic storylines repeat themselves. For students of history, it might be tempting to say that th…
