Though they may continue to depend on the United States for military protection, the Saudis are now staking out a new leadership position on their own, notes Penn State professor Flynt Leverett, director of the GeoPolitics of Energy Initiative at the New America Foundation.
Former National Security Council official, Flynt Leverett, has also acknowledged Iran's help in stemming Afghan violence.
"Washington's engagement with Tehran over Afghanistan provided significant and tangible benefits for the American position during the early stages of the war on terror." Original article
As states large and small struggle to cope with and find a way out of the current economic crisis, it is not too early to begin thinking about how the "Great Recession" will alter the world's politics. Countries that have the economic fundamentals and resilience to emerge relatively early from the crisis -- China, some Gulf states, Brazil, and India -- are also likely to emerge stronger politically.
Former National Security Council official Flynt Leverett has also acknowledged Iran's help in stemming Afghan violence. "Washington's engagement with Tehran over Afghanistan provided significant and tangible benefits for the American position during ...
In this interview, Flynt Leverett considers prospects for the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia -- a key dynamic in the Middle East -- under the Obama administration. Leverett is director of the Geopolitics of Energy Initiative at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University's new School of International Affairs...Original article
... Arabia," said Flynt Leverett, a senior Clinton Administration foreign policy official, who said the transition had been characterized by such "stumbles. ...
Those suggestions come from Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, a husband-and-wife team of independent experts who worked on Middle East policy on the ...
Advocates of a Grand Bargain, such as Flynt Leverett and Hilary Mann Leverett, suggest forcefully that the talks should cover the entire spectrum of issues ...
Still others argue that what U.S. policy on Iran needs is a thorough overhaul, something bold and daring. Flynt Leverett, who worked on Iran policy in the White House during President Bush's first term, says the new approach should be strategic and comprehensive. LINK
