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Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Saudi Arabia to Meet with King Salman, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- July 22,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met today with King Salman and his defense minister, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah on the Red Sea coast to reassure Saudi Arabia about U.S. commitment to their security. Secretary Carter is also slated to meet with GCC military officials, per remarks made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir […]
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Visit Saudi Arabia Next Week to Push Benefits of Iran Deal
- July 16,2015
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- SUSTG Team
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will travel to Saudi Arabia as part of the Obama administration’s efforts to convince skeptical allies in the region about the benefits of the Iran nuclear deal, National Security Adviser Susan Rice told Reuters in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. Carter’s trip had not been announced previously. Although Saudi Arabia […]
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Three Saudi Brothers Arrested in Connection with Mosque Bombing in Kuwait
- July 7,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Three Saudi brothers have been arrested in connection with a suicide bombing at a Shi’ite mosque in Kuwait last month, according to Saudi and Kuwaiti authorities and as reported by the Reuters news agency. “The three brothers were ‘parties to the crime of the sinful terrorist bombing that targeted the Imam al-Sadeq mosque in Kuwait,’ the SPA state news […]
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Fahad Nazer: ‘ISIS Will Fail in Saudi Arabia’
- June 16,2015
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- SUSTG Team
After two bombings hit two soft targets in Saudi Arabia, the self-described Islamic State, or Daesh, has its sights set on Saudi Arabia, but the extremist group is unlikely to succeed in the Kingdom, writes Gulf expert Fahad Nazer. Nazer, a Saudi writer based in the United States whose contributions are featured on CNN, Washington […]
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Is it Crunch Time for Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Operation?
- June 11,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In an in-depth analysis in Reuters, Angus McDowall writes that following Saudi Arabia and the GCC’s lack of success in significantly tipping the scales in Yemen with airstrikes, the limited options for Saudi Arabia’s leadership in the war-torn country come with high risks. With the possibility of a ground operation apparently ruled out, “Riyadh may soon […]
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Level of Turmoil in Middle East at ‘Highest Point in 50 years’, Gulf Expert Writes in Politico Magazine
- June 5,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Gary Sick, a well-known and respected Gulf expert writes in an in-depth piece for Politico Magazine that the turmoil in the Middle East is at the highest point in 50 years, and that Saudi Arabia is dramatically increasing its efforts to slow the spread of Iranian influence across the region. Dr. Sick, a Columbia professor […]
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IHS Jane’s: Saudi Spending on Military to Increase by 27% over 5 Years
- June 3,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Defense consultancy IHS Jane’s says Saudi defense spending will be $48.7bn in 2015, a 2 per cent contraction over last year but will reach $62bn by 2020. Craig Caffrey, IHS principal defence budget analyst, said “We certainly expect a significant slowdown in the short term but longer term prospects remain strong,” The Financial Times (paywall) reports. “ “The Kingdom has […]
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Video: Daesh Claims Second Mosque Attack in Saudi Arabia that Kills 4
- May 29,2015
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- SUSTG Team
A suicide bomber affiliated with the self-styled Islamic State, or Daesh, attacked a mosque in Saudi Arabia for the second time in a week on Friday, killing 4. The attack comes a week after another terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province that killed 21 worshippers and injured over 100 others. عاجل فيديو: لحظة تفجير مسجد […]
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Saudi Arabia Seeks Sikorsky MH-60R Helicopters, First Military Sale Request from a Gulf State Since Camp David Summit
- May 22,2015
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- SUSTG Team
The Royal Saudi Navy is seeking to purchase 10 Sikorsky MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters as part of its naval expansion program, the first military purchase since the U.S.-GCC summit last week in Washington, Defense News reports. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]
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Reaction: GCC Camp David Summit ‘Exceeded Expectations’, Indicates ‘Clear and Continuing Commitment’ between U.S., Gulf Partners
- May 18,2015
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Reaction from officials and analysts after last week’s U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting indicate that President Obama’s outreach to leaders helped to shore up the U.S.-GCC alliance. “The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may not have gotten what they wanted from the Obama administration this week, but they appear to have gotten some […]
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SyriaU.N. Security Council to vote on rival calls for truce in Syria’s Idlib
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US President Donald Trump has named a new national security adviser to replace John Bolton, who was fired last week. Robert O'Brien, who has been serving as the special envoy for hostage affairs at the Department of State, has been chosen for the role. Mr O'Brien would be Mr Trump's fourth national security adviser of his presidency.
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Trump AdministrationTrump fires John Bolton as national security adviser
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had fired national security adviser John Bolton after a string of disagreements, removing one of the most hawkish voices in Trump's inner circle on a number of issues, including Taliban negotiations and China trade talks.
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UKPerspective: The Gulf’s Centrality to British Security
For over four years the UK has committed to a Gulf Strategy built upon a strong bedrock of defence engagement. This defence engagement is now reflected in an operational engagement to patrol Gulf waters and increase defence cooperation with Arab Gulf partners across air, land and sea.
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AfghanistanGhani Accepts Afghan Security Chief’s Resignation, Vows ‘Zero Tolerance For Civilian Casualties’
President Ashraf Ghani says he has "regretfully" accepted the resignation of the head of Afghanistan's main intelligence agency after four members of a family were killed in an operation in the country’s east. Ghani made the announcement in a tweet on September 5, insisting that Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, the head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), “had had success in other areas of his work.”
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EgyptEgypt says security forces kill 11 militants in Sinai
Egyptian security forces killed 11 militants from a local affiliate of Daesh (the so-called IS) based in the restive North Sinai region, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The militants, armed with weapons and explosives, were killed in a shootout during a raid on their hideout near a police station in the provincial capital El Arish, the ministry said in a statement.
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