Providing analyses shaping #MiddleEast policy from experts at @RiceUniversity's @BakerInstitute.
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The #Houthis “present the #Saudi leadership with few viable military options against an adversary that is well-entrenched, dug in, and has far less to lose from a grinding war of attrition,” fellow @Dr_Ulrichsen told @WSJMidEast.
Read more. 👇
wsj.com/world/middle-east/sa…
Nonresident fellow @MerissaKhurma spoke with @MiddleEastEye about whether Trump is likely to resume the war with #Iran after the midterms: “This all depends on how elected members in the House & Senate work together to ensure a change of course with Iran.”middleeasteye.net/news/freed…
Read fellow @Dr_Ulrichsen’s latest comments for @AlMonitor. ⤵️
“Officials in the Gulf will be wary of any attempt by investigators in the new Congress to try and link them to the narrative of corruption that may become a very prominent feature of political discourse next year,” said Ulrichsen.
al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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“Iran is developing its own version of Israel’s ‘mowing the lawn’ strategy,” writes Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar. “In doing so, it hopes to make the United States less able to protect its allies and its own forces from future Iranian strikes—and thus less likely to stay in the region.” bit.ly/4iolAvt
Nonresident fellow @AnnelleSheline & @CES_Baker_Inst fellow @jimkrane break down what the Democratic sweep in the U.S. midterms means for #energy markets and #Yemen in a new expert roundup for @ArabCenterDC.
Read it below. 👇
arabcenterdc.org/resource/de…
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Our Senior Non-Resident Fellow, @Dr_Ulrichsen, was quoted in @WSJ on the latest Saudi–Houthi dynamics.
"The imbalance of risk between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia is even greater now than it was in the earlier period of conflict between 2015 and 2022, as the impact of the strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure undermines investor confidence."
wsj.com/world/middle-east/sa…
Fellow @kelseypnorman & Nicholas Micinski joined the @AU_SIS Big World podcast to examine the history & impacts of #migration management aid and break down why funding keeps flowing despite evidence of this aid fueling repression in the Global South.
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“#Jordan’s Foreign Minister was the first to meet with al-Sharaa after the fall of the Assad regime and since, Jordan has been working very closely with the new #Syrian government,” nonresident fellow @MerissaKhurma told @The_NewArab.
newarab.com/analysis/after-a…
Last chance to join us tomorrow for a screening of “#Sudan, Remember Us.” The film is a powerful portrait of the peaceful Sudanese protests that preceded the downfall of Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule.
📩RSVP: bakerinstitute.org/event/pub…
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It is “statistically unlikely, although not impossible, that participants in sporting & other events in #SaudiArabia could be caught up in a Houthi attack, but clearly the strikes on Saudi airports have raised the risk level,” @Dr_Ulrichsen told @USATODAY.usatoday.com/story/sports/bo…
“Should Trump face the prospect of the Democrats taking control [...] in January, he feels that the lame-duck session offers one last opportunity to strike #Iran without any significant domestic constraint,” fellow @Dr_Ulrichsen writes in @GulfTimes_QATAR. gulf-times.com/article/73728…
Fellow @Dr_Ulrichsen spoke with @SCMPNews about how tonight’s U.S. midterms could impact strategy on #Iran, noting that the president has “two months left to act without significant political constraint.”
Read his comments.⤵️
scmp.com/week-asia/politics/…
Fellow @kelseypnorman joined @AlonBenMeir on an episode of the On the Issues podcast to discuss her new book co-authored with Nicholas Micinski, “Aiding Autocrats: #Migration Management, Governance, and Repression in Africa.”
🎧Tune in below.
Today’s guest is Kelsey Norman, fellow for Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute & director of Women’s Rights, Human Rights, & Refugees Program. We discuss broader implications of migration management aid, whether these systems can be improved. soundcloud.com/alon-ben-meir…
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Read @CES_Baker_Inst @jimkrane’s new working paper examining how #Qatar-#Iran diplomacy and investment could protect export flows.
Read “Qatar’s Iran Problem: Maintaining LNG Exports Through Tehran’s Chokepoint”: bakerinstitute.org/research/…
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Join the @BakerInstitute for this event on Nov. 9.
Over seven months have passed since the U.S. and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran, and tensions in the Gulf continue to escalate, with developments unfolding daily. This event will examine the evolving conflict and its implications for U.S. policy and the balance of power in the Middle East. Speakers will include former Ambassador David Satterfield, @citrinowicz, and Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar.
Reserve your spot via our website: bit.ly/4swcYYo
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.@BakerInstitute founding director @EdwardDjerejian joined @CBSNews to break down how the war in #Gaza has impacted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chance at reelection.
📺 Watch the interview below.
youtube.com/watch?v=iHtp6_mi…
Join nonresident fellow @MerissaKhurma tomorrow for this @MiddleEastInst event. Alongside other experts, she will discuss how the #Iran war has impacted economies across the #MENA.
Register below. 👇
mei.edu/events/the-iran-wars…
Fellow @Dr_Ulrichsen spoke with @FT on why #SaudiArabia’s allies are staying out of its conflict with the Houthis: “The prospect of putting significant boots on the ground, against a battle-hardened and dug-in adversary [...] is not something that appeals.”ft.com/content/97a6cadc-aedb…
Join us next week!
Through chants, poetry, and art, peaceful protesters in Sudan built a movement that helped bring an end to Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule.
Join us Nov. 5 for a public screening of Hind Meddeb’s “Sudan, Remember Us.”
Register here: bit.ly/4dOXCYT
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In a new op-ed for @GulfTimes_QATAR, fellow @Dr_Ulrichsen examines the shifting geopolitics and emerging security frameworks across the #MiddleEast as conflict in the region continues.
gulf-times.com/article/73670…
