Saudi Arabia-News-2013-06-18

June 18, 2013

ARABIALINK Daily News – Excerpts from International Media Reports
/Provided as a service from the Saudi-US Trade Group, Washington, DC/

Commentary | Reflections on Earlier Days of Air Travel – Mulhim

June 17, 2013

“By today’s security procedures, can you imagine a Saudi passenger asking a pilot of an American airline on a trans-Atlantic flight to the US about the plane’s intended route and the time of course changes?”

Saudi Arabia-News-2013-06-17

June 17, 2013

ARABIALINK Daily News – Excerpts from International Media Reports
/Provided as a service from the Saudi-US Trade Group, Washington, DC/

GCC-US Economic Engagement – Aluwaisheg

June 10, 2013

“Last week, the GCC hosted the first meeting ever of the newly established GCC-US Trade and Investment Forum. For three days, June 3-5, scores of GCC and US officials and experts deliberated about ways to anchor the newly founded economic relationship between the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council.”

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Through the Eyes of Twentysomethings – Murphy

June 6, 2013

“Twelve years on and much has changed in Saudi Arabia, especially for its youth. Murphy’s book brings together the findings from interviews she conducted in 2011 and 2012 with eighty-three Saudis in their early-to-mid twenties. The study is supplemented by Murphy’s encounters from the three years she spent living and working in Saudi Arabia between 2008 and 2011. The report captures a snapshot of Saudi youth at a transitional moment in their history: Al-Qaeda is clearly out, and Twitter is in.”

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Analysis | The Gulf Military Balance, The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula: CSIS Update

June 5, 2013

Today we provide for your consideration the introduction and executive summary from “The Gulf Military Balance, Volume III: The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula.” This is the third in a series of comprehensive analytical reports produced by the Burke Chair in Strategy, Dr. Anthony Cordesman, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in its “U.S.-Iranian Competition Series.”

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Analysis | The Gulf Military Balance, The Missile and Nuclear Dimensions: CSIS Update

June 4, 2013

Today we provide for your consideration the introduction and executive summary from “The Gulf Military Balance, Volume II: The Missile and Nuclear Dimensions.” This is the second in a series of comprehensive analytical reports produced by the Burke Chair in Strategy, Dr. Anthony Cordesman, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in its “U.S.-Iranian Competition Series.”

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Analysis | The Gulf Military Balance, Conventional and Asymmetric Dimensions: CSIS Update

June 4, 2013

The contentious election set for June 14th that will replace Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the increasingly complex catastrophe playing out in Syria have captured much of the attention usually paid to regional security challenges. However, Iran’s steady march toward production of enriched uranium and related military activities have nevertheless stayed on pace and continued to be documented by IAEA inspectors, government officials, scholars and specialists.

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Analysis | Saudi Economy: June 2013 Jadwa Chartbook

June 1, 2013

The Jadwa Investment firm in Riyadh introduced the “Saudi Chartbook” to provide a quick, chart-based briefing on the key developments and trends in the Saudi economy and stock market. SUSRIS is pleased to provide the Summary from the June 2013 Saudi Chartbook and links to the complete reports in English and Arabic, rich with illuminating charts and graphs.

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US Government Global Terrorism Report Card

May 31, 2013

The “Country Reports on Terrorism 2012″ was published this week by the U.S. State Department. The annual report, mandated by the U.S. Congress, provides an assessment of trends in international terrorism that occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2012. It is described by the State Department as consisting of: a strategic assessment, country-by-country breakdowns of counterterrorism efforts, and sections on state sponsors of terrorism, terrorism safe havens, and foreign terrorist organizations.

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