The notion that the U.S. should partner with Saudi Arabia in a joint “oil alliance” is “one of the more absurd policy suggestions that we’ve seen since the coronavirus began eating away at oil prices,” write authors. Read more to learn why. Continue Reading
With the U.S. and Iran staggering toward war, it bears asking: How would U.S. interests be served by war with Iran? It’s clear that U.S. interests would be deeply undermined. Continue Reading
Though headlines focus on the latest developments in Ukraine, the crisis has created a ripple effect around the world. The escalating conflict has even impacted events at the Baker Institute: An April 14 program featuring Børge Brende, Norway’s minister of foreign affairs, was postponed when he was asked to return to Oslo for meetings on the unfolding Ukraine-related crisis in Europe. Similarly, Georgiy Mamedov, Russia’s ambassador to Canada, cancelled an April 16 Baker Institute event on policy and politics in Russian-American relations. Continue Reading
The audacity of choosing a city that was so poor so recently to host a World Expo provides a great opportunity to improve our understanding of the Middle East, so often written off as a war zone. You can’t run a World’s Fair in a war zone. You need political stability, and that’s why Dubai makes a great choice. Continue Reading