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Eugene Rumer, Richard Sokolsky
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Time to Get Tough on Saudi Arabia
The United States has significant leverage over Saudi Arabia; it just needs the political will to use it.
Published on Jan 6, 2016
Source: Foreign Affairs
Saudi Arabia’s execution last week of a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, for peacefully protesting the kingdom’s discriminatory anti-Shiite policies has escalated sectarian tensions in the Middle East and plunged Saudi-Iranian relations to a new low. The rupture in diplomatic ties between the two countries could worsen the conflicts in Syria and Yemen and complicate efforts to end them; it could also undercut the U.S.-led campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (also known as ISIS) in Syria and Iraq...
This article was originally published by Foreign Affairs.
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About the Author
Richard Sokolsky
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
Richard Sokolsky is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program. His work focuses on U.S. policy toward Russia in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.
- Russia’s National Security Narrative: All Quiet on the Eastern Front
- Putin’s War Against Ukraine and the Balance of Power in EuropeCommentary
Eugene Rumer, Richard Sokolsky
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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