Saudi Arabia’s return as swing oil producer should be deliverable for Biden visit, says Martin Indyk

Martin Indyk, Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses US President Joe Biden’s trip this week to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, and his recent CFR Special Report, with Steven Cook, The Case for a New US-Saudi Strategic Compact. Indyk has served as US ambassador to Israel, Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, Special Assistant to President Clinton and special envoy under President Obama for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and is the author of Master of The Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy

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• The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact
• Ahead of Biden Mideast trip, Iran nuclear deal looms large  - Al-Monitor
• Martin Indyk discusses his book, Master of the Game, and reflects on Kissinger’s diplomatic legacy in the Middle East - Al-Monitor
• ‘Right moment' for steps toward Israeli-Saudi normalization, says Daniel Shapiro - Al-Monitor