Nabil Fahmy, then Dean at the School of Public Affairs, American University in Cairo in 2011. Chatham House Photo
One of the Middle East’s foremost diplomats warned the region remains on the precipice of implosion — split along sectarian, cultural and political lines. Read More
The following is the Sept. 20, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations. Read More
Lockheed Martin Multi-Mission Surface Combatant model. USNI News Photo
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The frigate Saudi Arabia will use as the backbone of its planned Eastern Fleet expansion will feature an expanded anti-air and anti-surface capability over the Lockheed Martin Freedom-class template, USNI News has learned. Read More
The following is the April 22, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations. Read More
Retired U.S. Marine Gen. James Mattis
With a firm, “No, I haven’t given any thought” to running for president in answering the first question from the audience, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis returned to discussing the Middle East now that the nuclear agreement with Iran is in place. Read More
A cache of weapons is assembled on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107). The weapons were seized from a stateless dhow which was intercepted by the Coastal Patrol ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) on March 28. US Navy Photo
Two U.S. Navy vessels seized a ship laden with illegal weapons in the Persian Gulf that were bound for Houthi fighters in Yemen, the service announced on Monday. Read More
An artist’s conception for variants of the Freedom-class LCS design provided to USNI News. Lockheed Martin Image
A potential bright side for Lockheed Martin — if Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s proposed trim of Littoral Combat Ship and frigates goes through – is its Wisconsin shipyard could have more flexibility to build four planned ships for the Royal Saudi Arabian Navy, a Lockheed official told reports on Monday. Read More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on Jan. 2, 2016. The Navy said operations in the Middle East have continued unimpeded despite diplomatic tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Sudan. US Navy photo.
PENTAGON – Tensions in the Middle East stemming from the Jan. 2 execution of a prominent Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia have not yet affected operations in U.S. 5th Fleet, Navy and Defense Department spokesmen said today. Read More
The furor in Iran and in Shi’ite regions around the world over Saudi Arabia’s decision to execute the prominent Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr this past weekend is an illustration of the irreconcilable differences between the two great branches of Islam. Read More
Undated photo of Saudi special forces. Reuters Photo
The Islamic State and Saudi Arabia “believe in an intolerant version of Islam,” but the critical difference between the two is that the kingdom is a pragmatic state, the author of a recent essay on the Saudi interior minister said Wednesday. Read More
