In The Media
Lina Khatib
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In The Media
An Analysis of the Saudi Succession
The succession in Saudi Arabia comes at a time when Saudi foreign policy seems to be collapsing all around the Kingdom.
By Lina Khatib
Published on Jan 25, 2015
Source: Background Briefing with Ian Masters
This program begins with the succession in Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah and the pilgrimage of world leaders, including President Obama who is cutting short his visit to India, to the oil-rich family kingdom to pay their respects to the new king, Salman, at a time when Saudi foreign policy seems to be collapsing all around the kingdom. Lina Khatib, the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, joins us to discuss the likely tenure of the new king who is reported to have Alzheimer’s and the role of the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef who recently took over the Syria portfolio from the former defense minister Prince Bandar Bin Sultan.
This interview was originally broadcasted on the Background Briefing with Ian Masters.
About the Author
Lina Khatib
Former Director, Middle East Center
Khatib was director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.
- Syria's Last Best Hope: The Southern Front
- The Islamic State’s Strategy: Lasting and ExpandingPaper
Lina Khatib
Recent Work
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