Unaccountable is Unacceptable: On the Need to Increase U.S. Security Sector Accountability

April 21, 2023 As a recent report from the Stimson Center and the Center for Civilians in Conflicts’ (CIVIC) Rosie Berman, Dan Mahanty, and Annie Shiel argues, “accountable state security institutions are a cornerstone of good governance,” and that when, “governments fail to hold…their security institutions accountable, or when external and internal sources of instability

Taking the Longest View in the Room: Biden, the Middle East, and the Future of U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Relations

July 22, 2022 On Monday, July 18, President Biden returned to the U.S. from his four-day visit to the Middle East. During the trip, in which the U.S. president pushed for greater Arab-Israeli normalization, reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the region, and pressed for regional producers to reduce spare capacity in order to assist volatile

The Perils of a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact

July 1, 2022 According to most media reports, President Biden will be heading to the Middle East later next month—making stops in Israel, the West Bank, and finally Saudi Arabia—where he will allegedly be looking to mend fences with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after calling the kingdom a “pariah” on the campaign trail, and