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is today China's largest trading partner in the Middle East. The kingdom's closest ties remain with Pakistan. The Pakistani press has reported that Riyadh provided a $1.5 billion loan to Islamabad to help Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's effort to get Pakistan's economy out of its slump. The Saudis have

ebel with a cause David Ignatius Article 3. The Washington Post Israel gets no credit from Obama for a year of moderate settlement construction Elliott Abrams and Uri Sadot Article 4. The New Republic Obama - Speak Loudly and Carry a Small Stick John B. Judis Article 5. NYT Egypt's Ancient Snark Ala

to pressure the then transitional government to change course, the Saudis were the first to praise the toppling of the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi. Riyadh pledged billions of dollars of economic aid to shore up the new government of now President Abdul Fatah Sissi and declared the Brotherhood a terror

Article 4 Atlantic Monthly No, President Obama Did Not Break the Middle East effrey Goldberg EFTA00665426 Jun 23 2014 -- A brief note on a new Elliott Abrams essay in Politico Magazine that appears under the eye-catching headline, "The Man Who Broke the Middle East." The man in question is not Sykes or P

unrest that has shaken that country since February. For more than 60 years, Saudi Arabia has been bound by an unwritten bargain: oil for security. Riyadh has often protested but ultimately acquiesced to what it saw as misguided U.S. policies. But American missteps in the region since Sept. 11, an ill

The Shimon Post L 16 May, 2011 Article 1. The Weekly Standard The Illusion of Peace with Syria Elliott Abrams Article 2. Article 3. The Daily Star A democratic Arab world would welcome peace with Israel Hamid Alkifaey The Daily Beast The Awkward Exit of

1 The Shimon Post Presidential Press Bulletin 16 May, 2011 Article 1. The Weekly Standard The Illusion of Peace with Syria Elliott Abrams Article 2. The Daily Star A democratic Arab world would welcome peace with Israel Hamid Alkifaey Article 3. The Daily Beast The Awkward Exit of Midea

l policy. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031844 --- PAGE BREAK --- 12 Article 4. The Washington Post Amid the Arab Spring, a U.S.-Saudi split Nawaf Obaid May 16 - RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -- A tectonic shift has occurred in the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Despite significant pressure from the Obama administration to remain o

a time when it could have affected Israeli public opinion of him, and now, it has hardened against him to a point that I don't believe it can," said Elliott Abrams, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who served as a senior Middle East adviser to Bush. Obama's visit will coincide with growing con

ller Gulf monarchies. From their perspective, American forces are clearly more capable than Saudi forces, but given the alignment of their interests, Riyadh is a more reliable security partner. Gulf leaders and military commanders in the coming decade will be focused on how to avoid following in Mubarak's

a time when it could have affected Israeli public opinion of him, and now, it has hardened against him to a point that I don't believe it can," said Elliott Abrams, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who served as a senior Middle East adviser to Bush. Obama's visit will coincide with growing con

ller Gulf monarchies. From their perspective, American forces are clearly more capable than Saudi forces, but given the alignment of their interests, Riyadh is a more reliable security partner. Gulf leaders and military commanders in the coming decade will be focused on how to avoid following in Mubarak's