The Obama Doctrine for the Middle East Prof. Jonathan Rynhold May 23, 2011 Paper No. 141 Obama maintains a grossly overoptimistic assessment of regional realities, which could have dangerous unintended consequences for the US and Israel.
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and America in the Wake of the Arab Spring Prof. Joshua Teitelbaum May 23, 2011 Paper No. 140 For the rulers of Riyadh, the primary result of the "Arab Spring" has been a shaking of the strategic foundation and alignments that have shaped Saudi regional policy since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.