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July 18, 2022
The Wilson Center Agents of Change Youth Fellowship 2022/2023 Application Deadline: September 15, 2022
July 18, 2022
In the balmy backyard of the Israeli president’s residence this week, President Joe Biden was reminded of “a great enthusiasm” for the Jewish state when he first came as a US senator 50 years ago.The next day, at his first meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, no one would believe…
July 17, 2022
President Biden's ended an arduous four-day visit to the Middle East over the weekend without a major success to appease his liberal base, which has criticized him for pandering to oil-rich autocrats and walking back a campaign pledge to make a pariah of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
July 14, 2022
Improved relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a foreign policy win for Biden. But it could come at the expense of Palestinian rights.
July 14, 2022
Joe Biden promised to “reorient” the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, but the man he shunned over the kingdom’s human rights record may yet get to decide in which direction.
July 14, 2022
The president wanted to ostracize Saudi Arabia over human rights. That was before the price of oil hit the U.S. economy.
July 13, 2022
President Joe Biden is heading to Israel Tuesday, part of a broader Middle East visit with stops in the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. He will push Israel’s deeper integration into the region, urge Gulf countries to pump more oil to alleviate the global energy crisis and offer assurances that the U.S. is not deprioritizing…
July 12, 2022
Joe Biden took office looking to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, putting a premium on promoting democracy and human rights. In reality, he has struggled on several fronts to meaningfully separate his approach from former President Donald Trump’s. Biden’s visit to the region this week includes a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s King…
July 12, 2022
With sky-high gas prices and a chance to build ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, President Biden is no longer treating the kingdom as a "pariah."
July 12, 2022
US president will seek to balance values and strategic interests