Analysis

U.S.-SAUDI

Analysis: Threat of ISIS, U.S. Diplomacy Help Re-build Tested U.S.-Saudi Ties

• Lucien Zeigler
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• 9. 12. 2014

Less than a year ago, credible analysts debated whether the U.S.-Saudi alliance would survive tensions that had brought the relationship to what some were calling the lowest point in decades. But 9 months on, the U.S.-Saudi “special relationship” appears intact.

• Labor

  

  Nitaqat Three Years On: A Summer 2014 Report Card

  Nathan Field  |  9. 11. 2014

  As of summer 2014, three years into what must be understood as a long-term project, the available evidence suggests the Ministry of Labor is progressing towards its goals, meaningful progress is occurring and that the foundations of longer-term sustained success are in place.

• Social Media in the Arab World

  

  Social Media’s Arab Future

  Richard Wilson  |  9. 9. 2014

  Apart from the numbers, what does it actually mean if Saudi Arabia has the highest per-capita percentage of Twitter users in the world or that 41% of Saudis on the Internet use Twitter?

• Foreign Policy

  

  President Obama, Biden, Kerry Meet with Washington’s Foreign Policy Elite for Strategic Dinner

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 9. 2014

  U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hosted a dinner meeting at the White House with several of Washington's top foreign policy experts on Monday, according to reports.

• Energy

  

  Saudi Arabia Fast-Tracks Nuclear Power to Meet Soaring Domestic Demand

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 9. 2014

  In an excellent round-up of the shifting energy sector in Saudi Arabia, James Conca in Forbes discusses Saudi Arabia's embrace of nuclear and renewable energy sources to meet demand - an important initiative for the increasingly energy-hungry Saudi society.

• Saudi-Iraq Border

  

  Saudi Arabian Northern Border Security Project Breaks Ground

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 7. 2014

  Phase 1 of the "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques project for border security" was kicked off at a ceremony in Jeddah with Saudi and Bahraini leaders in attendance.

• Labor

  

  ‘Changing Tack’: Saudi Arabia Cushions Labor Reform with New Hours, Subsidies

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 5. 2014

  Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is "changing tack in its labor reforms," citing a draft law.

• Travel and Tourism

  

  Builder of “Largest Swimming Pool on the Planet” to Construct Lagoon, Golf Course in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 5. 2014

  Builders have already broken ground on a new $4 billion, 8-hectare project megaproject in Saudi Arabia, consisting of a large lagoon, the first Jack Nicklaus golf course in the Kingdom, and more as part of a larger development.

• Land Cruiser 70

  

  Desert Classic: Toyota’s Iconic Land Cruiser ’70’ to be Re-Released

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 3. 2014

  Toyota’s original iconic Land Cruiser 70, popular among Saudis and others in the region, is receiving a makeover.

• FocusKSA

  

  FocusKSA: Rami Khouri on Critical National Security and Foreign Policy Issues for Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 2. 2014

  Pat Ryan of SUSRIS talked with commentator Rami Khouri from the American University in Beirut about the crises sweeping the Middle East in this #FocusKSA discussion.