Geneive Abdo
Former Fellow
Ellen Laipson
Distinguished Fellow and President Emeritus
Ellen Laipson Op-Ed on the Gulf Cooperation Council
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Ellen Laipson Op-ed on US Strategy in the Middle East
The current tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs have become a U.S.-North Korea bilateral story, as the two countries’ leaders spar in public. In addition, coordinating with the South Korean government is tricky when the political philosophies in Washington and Seoul diverge. Comparing this current crisis to regional stresses in Europe over Russia and […]
Ellen Laipson’s Op-ed in World Politics Review on Trump’s Visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Donald Trump’s first overseas trip will begin in Saudi Arabia and Israel, two countries whose leaders have vocally welcomed Trump’s shift in approach to the region compared to his predecessor, Barack Obama. But the new president’s unpredictable nature means that neither country can take anything for granted during his visit. Read the full […]
Ellen Laipson’s Op-ed in World Politics Review on Regional Security in the Gulf States
When the Gulf Cooperation Council states and their Western defense partners meet, the demand for changes in regional security cooperation and threat management has long come from the outsiders. The Western partners, the U.S. in particular, continue to call for more defense modernization and more integration of effort among these rich oil states. But the […]
Ellen Laipson quoted in Reuters on US-Gulf relations
-snip- “The bureaucracy is beginning to internalise this idea, that the Middle East is slightly less important to us than it used to be,” said Ellen Laipson of the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, adding that the shift was “a matter of degrees”. Read more here.
Dubai’s World Government Summit: Positive Agenda, Surreal Context
This week, world leaders are gathering in Dubai for the fourth World Government Summit. It’s a bit surreal to talk about world government these days, given the recent setback to the United Nations’ efforts to get Syria peace talks off the ground, and the undeniable failures of governments across the Arab world to provide stability […]