Bruce Riedel on Kings and Presidents
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, America\u2019s longtime ally in the Middle East, faces a tumultuous future. Plummeting oil prices, an ongoing royal purge, and Yemen\u2019s civil war across the border have thrust the kingdom into a domestic and international maelstrom. But what role does the United States play in Saudi Arabia\u2019s changing position? To address that question, Bruce Riedel, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, recently discussed his new book \u201cKings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and America Since FDR\u201d at a Brookings event. Barbara Slavin, director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council, moderated the conversation in which they discussed the state of U.S.-Saudi relations, the historical events that have precipitated Saudi Arabia\u2019s current situation, and the future of the kingdom.\xa0
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