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the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Despite significant pressure from the Obama administration to remain on the sidelines, Saudi leaders sent troops into Manama in March to defend Bahrain's monarchy and quell the unrest that has shaken that country since February. For more than 60 years, Saudi Arabia has be
rael Let us then turn to the contemporary manifestation of Israel. Israel was recreated because of the interaction between a regional great power, the Ottoman Empire, and a global power, Great Britain. During its expansionary phase, the Ottoman Empire sought to dominate the eastern Mediterranean as well as both
nstitute (IPI) in 2005. IPI is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank headquartered in New York, with regional offices in Vienna and Manama. IPI is dedicated to the prevention and settlement of conflict. The UN Secretary-General is the honorary chair of the board of the International Peac
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023146 →eclaration. 4 days of violent rioting against Jews in Jerusalem. Opening of the San Remo Conference. Treaty of Sévres, or the Peace Treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies. Major riots in Jaffa between Jews and Arabs. Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Egypt. Churchill
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023150 →in the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Despite significant pressure from the Obama administration to remain on the sidelines, Saudi leaders sent troops into Manama in March to defend Bahrain's monarchy and quell the unrest that has shaken that country since February. For more than 60 years, Saudi Arabia has been
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031845 →stward, it would move first through the Sinai and then northward along the coastal plain, securing sea lanes to Egypt. When Asia Minor powers such as the Ottoman Empire developed, there was a natural tendency to move southward to control the eastern Mediterranean. The Levant is the crossroads of continents, and Israe
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031866 →Entities connected to both Manama and the Ottoman Empire

George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
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Barack Obama
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United States
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Bahrain
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Hosni Mubarak
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Joe Biden
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Tehran
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Yemen
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Lebanon
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Bill Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Tunisia
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Saddam Hussein
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Condoleezza Rice
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Middle East
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Xi Jinping
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Tripoli
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Cairo
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