FRIENDS IN NEEDPakistan Shakes Down Weakened Saudi Prince for $6 BillionPakistan’s Imran Khan rushed to support Mohammed bin Salman as the Khashoggi murder case destroyed the kingdom’s credibility—and the move paid off.Bruce Riedel
THE WRATH OF KHANNuclear-Armed Pakistan Just Got a Lot More DangerousThere is compelling evidence that the Pakistani army is supporting Imran Khan, intimidating his opponents and suppressing the press to get him into power.Bruce Riedel
SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNEDon’t Let Israel & the Saudis Drag the U.S. Into Another WarWe have listened to the siren call of war in the Middle East too often in the past. A ‘New Middle East!’ we are told. The results have been disastrous.Bruce Riedel
BARKING OR BITING?Trump’s Right About Pakistan. But What’ll He Do About It?Pakistan’s generals, who run the policy supporting terrorism, believe Trump is all bluster. And they may be correct, but there is much Washington can do if it is serious.Bruce Riedel
ABU SLAMMERTrump’s Bet on the Saudis Looks Increasingly DangerousMajor interest groups in the royal family have seen their power centers stripped away. Their fortunes are being seized by the state. The young prince is making a lot of enemies.Bruce Riedel
A GAME OF CHICKEN’S NECKJFK Stopped a China-India War. Can Trump?China has moved its troops into a position where it could cut India off from all of its provinces in the northeast. Soldiers from the two countries are now eyeball-to-eyeball.Bruce Riedel
WHO’S GOT THE NUKES?Pakistan’s Scary Shake-UpThe ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif heightens instability in a nuclear-armed country plagued by terrorism.Bruce Riedel
THE SON ALSO RISESThe Saudi King Just Axed Washington's Fave Counter-TerroristThe aging Saudi monarch and his ambitious, reckless 31-year-old heir may have taken the Trump summit as a green light to remove America’s best friend in the royal family.Bruce Riedel
General ConfusionPakistan and the Iran-Saudi FirestormIslamabad would love to keep its distance from Riyadh’s looming showdown with Tehran. But now, having backed away from Yemen, it’s sent a top general to take command.Bruce Riedel
SLIPPERY SLOPETrump’s ‘Take the Oil’ MadnessIf the Republican candidate followed through on his frequent calls to take Iraq’s oil, we’d be looking at hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops back in the Middle East.Bruce Riedel
