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Biden Administration should give early priority to setting clear expectations for Saudi policy

Dr. Karen Young, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses why the Biden Administration needs early and clear communication regarding US policy toward Saudi Arabia and Iran; prospects for healing the rift within the GCC; the potential and constraints of economic normalization between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain; the prospects for Egyptian and GCC economies post-COVID; and more…as well as my recommendations for the best books on US President-elect Joe Biden. Biden transition, Gulf leaders should start talking about Iran (al-monitor.com) Is Israel-Gulf business ready to take off? (al-monitor.com) Gulf investment woes, COVID economic crisis converge in Egypt (al-monitor.com) The Takeaway: Qatari official sees encouraging signs in diplomacy to end GCC divisions (al-monitor.com) Biden unlikely to turn back in Iraq (al-monitor.com)

Dr. Karen Young, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses why the Biden Administration needs early and clear communication regarding US policy toward Saudi Arabia and Iran; prospects for healing the rift within the GCC; the potential and constraints of economic normalization between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain; the prospects for Egyptian and GCC economies post-COVID; and more…as well as my recommendations for the best books on US President-elect Joe Biden.