Analysis

MIDDLE EAST SECURITY

U.S. Military Footprint Growing in the Middle East

• SUSTG Team
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• 3. 30. 2017

Two months after the inauguration of President Trump, indications are mounting that the United States military is deepening its involvement in a string of conflicts in the Middle East that lack clear endgames, the New York Times reports in a detailed look at U.S. escalation in region.

• King Salman in Jordan

  

  At Annual Arab Summit, King Salman Stresses Solidarity, Signs Deals with Jordan

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 29. 2017

  Saudi Arabia's King Salman is in Jordan this week for the annual Arab Summit, a meeting between Arab states on Wednesday to "achieve cooperation and solidarity" toward shared regional challenges.

• Laptop Ban

  

  Reports: Trump Administration Bans Laptops In-Flight for Saudi-US Flights

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 21. 2017

  Lengthy flights from Saudi Arabia to the United States will now seem longer as the Trump Administration bans non-American carriers from allowing passengers to use laptops in-flight. New TSA rules on flights originating from Riyadh and Jeddah state that laptops must be kept in checked baggage.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Seven Important Takeaways from Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Lunch Meeting with President Trump

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 15. 2017

  A “senior advisor to Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman” released an enthusiastic statement following yesterday’s meeting between the Prince and President Trump, calling the meeting a “huge success.” Here are 7 important takeaways from the meeting, according to the source.

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Departs for United States, Set to Meet with Donald Trump

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 13. 2017

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to visit Washington, D.C. this week and will meet with President Trump.

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  Saudi Arabia’s Fiscal Balance Program (FBP) 2020: The Kingdom’s Path to Fiscal Sustainability

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 1. 2017

• Energy

  

  Saudi Arabia Gains ‘Upper Hand’ in Competition for Asia Energy Demand with Massive $7b Aramco-Petronas Deal

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 28. 2017

  Oil giant Saudi Aramco signed a $7 billion deal Tuesday to take a 50 percent stake in a mega Malaysian oil refinery project, in a pact expected to help Saudi Arabia increase trade in Southeast Asia and give the Kingdom an "upper hand" in the supply competition for Asia's energy demand.

• Saudi-Iraq Relations

  

  Saudi Arabia Makes Diplomatic Push to Warm Ties with Iraq

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 27. 2017

  Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir made a surprise trip to Iraq on Saturday, the first trip there by a Saudi foreign minister since 1990.

• Petrochemicals in Saudi Arabia

  

  Petrochemicals Sector in Saudi Arabia Remains Vital for Vision 2030 Aims

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 20. 2017

  The Petrochemicals sector in Saudi Arabia makes up 60% of the Kingdom's non-oil exports and remains vital to the Kingdom's Vision 2030 aims, according to a recent study on the sector released by Jadwa Investment.

• Saudi Aramco IPO

  

  “Ken of Arabia” Lands Moelis and Co. as Lead Advisor for Saudi Aramco IPO

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 9. 2017

  Saudi Aramco has chosen New York-based boutique investment bank Moelis & Co as an adviser on its plans for what is expected to be the world's biggest initial public share offer, Reuters reports.