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Snapshot,
December 11, 2012
Shia Days of Rage
Frederic Wehrey

By ignoring long-standing grievances, playing the sectarian card, and unequivocally treating Shia opposition as Iranian-backed radicals, the Saudi regime is aggravating the very problem that it would like to defuse.
Snapshot,
May 15, 2012
Bitter Frenemies
Meliha Benli Altunisik

Saudi Arabia and Turkey seemed to come together in recent years over trade, energy, Iran, and, most recently, the revolution in Libya. But the two countries' regional goals -- Sunni hegemony in Saudi Arabia's case and region-wide soft power in Turkey's -- differ too much for friendly ties to last long.
Snapshot,
November 4, 2011
Prince Nayef's Rise And Saudi Arabia's Step Backward
Ellen Laipson

Nayef's appointment as Saudi heir apparent doesn't mark the start of a transition of power from the older generation to a younger, more liberal one. In fact, Nayef is more conservative than the monarch and would remain so as king.
Snapshot,
October 13, 2011
Saudi Arabia's Invisible Hand in the Arab Spring
John R. Bradley

From the very beginning of the revolt in the Middle East, Riyadh has reached beyond its borders to influence events. So far, the kingdom has successfully outmaneuvered its rival Iran. Democracy, meanwhile, hasn't even qualified as an afterthought.
Snapshot,
October 13, 2011
Why Granting Saudi Women the Vote Is An Empty Gesture
Caryle Murphy

Riyadh's granting women the right to vote is a prime example of how it intends to respond to calls for political reform: make promises but avoid tangible change.
Snapshot,
October 11, 2011
Iran and Saudi Arabia Square Off
Mohsen M. Milani

Yesterday's announcement of a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States is just the latest story in the struggle now unfolding between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Snapshot,
June 14, 2011
Saudi Arabia's Yemen Dilemma
Bernard Haykel

In Yemen, Saudi Arabia has made an about-face, turning from a supporter of the status quo into the engineer of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s departure. But with Saleh gone, Riyadh’s options for maintaining its influence only get more difficult.
Collection,
February 1, 2011
Foreign Affairs Coverage of the Crisis in the Middle East

A collection of continuing Foreign Affairs coverage of the crisis in Egypt and the Middle East.
Essay, Jan/Feb 2010
Mind Over MartyrPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Jessica Stern

Is it possible to deradicalize terrorists? The success of a rehabilitation program for extremists in Saudi Arabia suggests that it is -- so long as the motivations that drive terrorists to violence are clearly understood and squarely addressed.
Snapshot,
December 16, 2009
Disorder on the Border
Joost R. Hiltermann

Saudi Arabia’s cross-border attacks on Yemeni rebels were meant to bring down an insurgency. But will they only make this largely ignored conflict even worse?
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