The man who would be Saudi king
Mohammad bin Salman is a young man in a hurry. When I visited Saudi Arabia back in February he was only the deputy cro...
Muhammad bin Nayef
Saudi King Ousts His Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman dismissed his heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, on Wednesday morning...
Policy Briefs
No-Show at Camp David: What the Saudi King’s Snub Really Means
“I’ll see you next week.” According to a senior U.S. official, that’s what Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ...
Op-eds
The King of Saudi Arabia Skipped Obama’s Camp David Summit
While Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and deputy crown prince headed to America for a summit w...
Op-eds
Preaching Hate and Sectarianism in the Gulf
As Saudi Arabia expands its involvement in wars across the Middle East, the kingdom has given a platform to an extremist cleric who seems to believe this struggle is not...
Op-eds
All in the Family: Saudi Clique Takes Over the State
Saudi Arabia has the rare distinction of being a nation named after a single family. On Wednesday, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud doubled down on this authoritarian tradition with a bold...
Policy Briefs
New Report Documents Saudi Rights Abuses That Harm U.S. Interests
FDD Senior Fellow Urges Washington to Push for Reforms
Press Releases
New Saudi King Won’t Change a Thing
Don’t buy the hype. Saudi Arabia’s new king is not a reformer, and his first acts as ruler confirm he will continue the royal family’s tradition of beggar-thy-neighbor energy po...
Op-eds
AQAP and ISIS Compete for Saudi Attention
Saudi Arabia was reinforcing its northern border last w...
Policy Briefs
Saudi Arabia is a Human Rights Nightmare
When President Barack Obama touches down in Saudi Arabia this week, he will be stepping into a human rights nightmare. Freedom House considers Saudi Arabia one of the world’s worst countrie...
Op-eds
Saudi Arabia in Syria: Naughty, Not Nice
Saudi Arabia, over the last year, has gone from being a relatively constructive actor in Syria to fueling a jihadist nightmare in the Levant. Information is just now starting to emerge, but repor...
Policy Briefs
A 2016 Mideast Dispatch
In this report from the future, the U.S. pulls out of the Gulf as the Saudis cozy up to Avigdor Lieberman
Op-eds
Former Gitmo Detainee Tried to Kill Saudi Prince
Al Qaeda really wants to kill Prince Muhammad Bin Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, who is the Saudi deputy interior minister and oversees the Kingdom’s counterterrorism efforts. According to the Saudi...