The following is a June 29, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy. Read More
Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia
Report to Congress on Qatar and its Neighbors
The following is a June 26, 2017 CRS Insight report, Qatar and its Neighbors: Disputes and Possible Implications, prepared by the Congressional Research Service. Read More
Saudi Arabia Set for $6B Lockheed Martin Frigate Deal as Part of Massive $110B U.S. Arms Sale
Artist’s concept of a Lockheed Martin Multi-Mission Surface Combatant. US Navy
Saudi Arabia is set to pull the trigger on a $6-billion deal to purchase four Lockheed Martin-built frigates based on the company’s Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, as part of a major Foreign Military Sales case, USNI News has learned. Read More
Navy: Saudi Frigate Attacked by Unmanned Bomb Boat, Likely Iranian
The bomb-laden craft that attacked a Saudi frigate last month was unmanned and likely Iranian, the U.S. Navy has determined. Read More
Video Shows Houthi Boat Attack on Saudi Frigate
A new video has emerged revealing additional details of how a Houthi suicide boat attacked a Royal Saudi frigate last week. Read More
USS Cole off Yemen Following Saudi Frigate Attack
USS Cole (DDG-67) on Jan. 16, 2017. US Navy Photo
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post said the U.S. was set to institute new sanctions on Iraq, that is incorrect. In fact, the U.S. is set to institute sanctions against Iran.
The U.S. has sent a guided missile destroyer off the coast of Yemen on a presence operation following a suicide boat attack on a Saudi frigate this week, a defense official confirmed to USNI News. Read More
Two Saudi Sailors Dead in Houthi Suicide Boat Attack
Image of a Saudi Al Madinah-class frigate shortly before being attacked by Houthi forces.
Two Royal Saudi Naval Forces sailors are dead following a Monday attack on a Saudi frigate operating in the Red Sea by Houthi forces. Read More
Top Stories 2016: International Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime stories in 2016. Read More
Hadley, Albright Report on Middle East Calls for New U.S. Strategy
Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright speaking Wednesday at The Atlantic Council. Atlantic Council Photo
A former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor have crafted an outline for a proposed U.S. Middle East strategy that puts the onus of peace and stability in the region while keeping U.S. military intervention to a minimum. Read More
Brookings Institution Expresses Concern Over Trump Views on NATO, Military Spending
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion and service members with the Mexican Navy take part in a mechanized assault exercise using assault amphibious vehicles to enhance their sea-to-land capabilities aboard San Clemente Island, California, July 30, 2016 during the Southern California portion of Rim of the Pacific 2016. US Marine Corps photo.
Speaking the day after Donald Trump won the presidential election, one of the nation’s leading security and foreign policy experts said, “I think Vladimir Putin had a great night.” Read More
