خلیج و سیاست حوزه انرژی

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UAE to Fund Israel and Jordan’s Solar/Water Deal

The trilateral agreement will combine long-established peace partners with one of the Gulf parties to last year’s Abraham Accords, providing a model for broader normalization efforts.

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Ghaith al-Omari
Simon Henderson

مقاله‌ها و دیدگاه‌ها

چین و نفوذ بی سروصدا در خاورمیانه

واشنگتن هنوز کارت های خوبی دارد که در قبال فعالیت‌های بی‌ثبات‌کننده ایران، حفظ چتر امنیتی ایالات متحده بر سر منابع انرژی خلیج فارس، و افکار عمومی اعراب در قبال چین و آمریکا بازی کند.

۱۸ نوامبر ۲۰۲۱

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دیوید پولاک

Articles & Testimony

Biden’s Other Setback: OPEC+ Ignores His Plea for Help

The political costs of oil and gas pricing are increasing amid diplomatic snubs, LNG logistics, and the onset of winter weather.

۸ نوامبر ۲۰۲۱

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Simon Henderson

In-Depth Reports

Putin's War in Syria

Russian Foreign Policy and the Price of America's Absence

The Russian leader defied expectations of a quixotic, costly outcome for his country’s 2015 intervention in Syria. As it actually played out, explains Anna Borshchevskaya in her recently published book, Russia leveraged the conflict and U.S. inaction to position itself as a leading power in the Middle East.

November 4, 2021

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Articles & Testimony

Saudi Prince’s “Net Zero by 2060” Goal Comes with Intriguing Contradictions

His presence at a major climate event will be awash in speculation regarding Canadian hit squads, British charities, and uncertain relations with the Biden administration.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Saudi Arabia: What Has Changed, What Hasn’t

An expert discusses persistent questions about Saudi policy two decades since the September 11 attacks, explaining why some of them are still so difficult to answer definitively.

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Simon Henderson

Newcastle United fans celebrate the Saudi purchase of their team

Brief Analysis

Saudi Soccer Investment Augurs a Different Gulf Rivalry

Riyadh’s purchase of a struggling English club could shift some of the region’s core tensions and maneuvering to a different field of play.

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Simon Henderson

Promo photo for the U.S. Navy's new Task Force 59.

تحلیل کوتاه

هدف کارگروه جدید نیروی دریایی آمریکا: مهار ایران با سامانه‌های بی‌سرنشین

این نیرو با تکیه بر تکنولوژی پیشرفته طرح‌های کار تیمی انسان-ماشین را در آب‌های نزدیک ایران آزمایش خواهد کرد، اما این پرسش باقی است که آمریکا در هنگام نیاز تا چه حد آماده دفاع از این تجهیزات خواهد بود.

۶ اکتبر ۲۰۲۱

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فرزین ندیمی

Brief Analysis

Qatar’s Council Election Has Gulf-Wide Implications

The long-delayed poll will be watched carefully by the country’s neighbors, though the sundry restrictions on voters and council members may limit its near-term policy impact.

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

Tweet Signals Major Upgrade in Relations Between U.S. Gulf Allies

Yet the photo of an informal meeting among the Saudi, Qatari, and UAE leaders also suggests their uncertainty about American support.

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Simon Henderson

مقاله‌ها و دیدگاه‌ها

پاسخ به حمله مرگبار ایران به نفتکش مرسر استریت و ربط آن با توافق هسته‌ای

اگر ایالات متحده آمریکا به حمله پهپادی در سواحل عمان پاسخ ندهد، ممکن است به جای کمک به پیشرفت مذاکرات برجام به آن آسیب بزند.

۱۶ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۱

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رابرت ستلوف

Brief Analysis

UAE-Israel Gas Deal (Finally) Finalized

Given ongoing environmental concerns over energy cooperation, the chances that the two partners will fully realize their commercial potential are still up in the air.

۳ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۱

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Simon Henderson

تحلیل کوتاه

مدیریت همکاری‌های دفاعی خاورمیانه در بحبوحه رقابت ابرقدرت‌ها

دولت آمریکا برای مقابله با روایت عقب‌نشینی می‌تواند بین تعهدات منطقه‌ای خود و شمار «نیروهای حاضر در صحنه» تمایز ایجاد کند، طرح‌های امنیتی بلندمدت‌تری ارائه دهد، و سیاست تحریم‌های قانون کاتسا را تبیین نماید.

۲۹ اوت ۲۰۲۱

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گرانت راملی
کاترین ویلبارگر

Articles & Testimony

What’s Behind Biden’s Not-So-Green Request for More Oil?

The announcement raises several awkward geopolitical questions, but market factors may ultimately make U.S. pressure moot.

۱۲ اوت ۲۰۲۱

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Simon Henderson

Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia

Articles & Testimony

Biden Needs a Middle East Strategy to Avoid New Crises

To dispel confusion among America’s partners and better counter its adversaries, the administration will have to do a better job of integrating its country-specific strategies into an overarching approach for accomplishing larger goals.

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Kenneth Pollack
Dennis Ross

Iranian military drone aircraft on display.

Articles & Testimony

What’s Worse for the Price of Oil—a Belligerent Iran or a Resurgent COVID?

The latest price lurch was rooted in the pandemic’s impact on China’s economy, not the apparent Iranian strike on an Israeli tanker.

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Simon Henderson

An oil pipeline terminal jetty in Eilat, Israel

Brief Analysis

Israel-UAE Pipeline Deal Delayed by Environmental Concerns

A bureaucratic skirmish in Naftali Bennett’s coalition government could impede Jerusalem’s growing ties with Abu Dhabi.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

OPEC Will Boost Oil Output—But Don't Expect Lower Prices at the Pump

Although more supplies will be coming to market, the economic impact of this decision will depend on issues of timing, royal rapprochement, and new COVID surges.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Expect Political Consequences from Higher Oil Prices During the Summer Driving Season

Gulf squabbles over production quotas highlight the industry’s uncertain future, but in the meantime Washington may have to deal with heightened pressure at home.

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Simon Henderson

Saudi Arabia's Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with U.S. military officials in 2018.

Brief Analysis

Saudi Visit to Washington Will Have a Thorny Agenda

Hosting Prince Khalid is a good look for the bilateral relationship, but discussions may prove difficult given complications over defense sales, Israeli normalization, OPEC infighting, and continued fallout over the Khashoggi affair.

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Simon Henderson

Supported by the

Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy

The Washington Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy embodies the Institute's long-term research focus on the conservative Arab Gulf states -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman -- and the key role these countries play collectively as a primary source of the world's oil and natural gas.

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