http://middleeasttimes.co.tv Inside the Middle East Geopolitics Process Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:13:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Clinton says situation in Yemen has global security implications Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that internal unrest and a surge in al-Qaida activity in Yemen pose a "global" threat that is being met by U.S. support for the Yemeni government’s efforts to fight extremists. Related Posts: U.S., British embassies in ... http://middleeasttimes.co.tv/middle-east-news/clinton-yemen-poses-global-risk.html The United States and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen on Sunday over security concerns about possible militant attacks after the failed bombing of a U.S.-bound plane on Christmas Day. The U.S. Embassy said it had received a threat by al Qaeda, which U.S. intelligence agencies believe has a growing presence ... http://middleeasttimes.co.tv/middle-east-news/u-s-british-embassies-in-yemen-close-on-qaeda-threat.html As noted in Chapter One, the conventional narrative of Saudi-Iranian relations suggests that heightened Sunni-Shi’a tensions throughout the Middle East should be a significant factor in the policy calculus of each regime. Ideologies that emphasize the distinctions between Arabs and Persians, the East and the West, and ruling classes and ... http://middleeasttimes.co.tv/middle-east-opinions/sectarianism-and-ideology-in-the-saudi-iranian-relationship.html The fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the war in Iraq have affected sweeping changes to the strategic landscape of the Middle East, radically shifting the regional balance of power. Old security paradigms have been thrown into question, and local states appear to be reaffirming, renegotiating, or ... http://middleeasttimes.co.tv/middle-east-opinions/saudi-arabia-and-iran-between-confrontation-and-cooperation.html The fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the war in Iraq have affected sweeping changes in the strategic landscape of the Middle East, radically shifting the regional balance of power. Old security paradigms have been thrown into question, and local states appear to be reaffirming, renegotiating, or ... http://middleeasttimes.co.tv/middle-east-opinions/saudi-iranian-relations-since-the-fall-of-saddam-rivalry-cooperation-and-implications-for-u-s-policy-summary.html Frederic Wehrey, Theodore W. Karasik, Alireza Nader, Jeremy Ghez, Lydia Hansell, Robert A. Guffey National Security Research Division RAND Corporation 2009 Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIVISION The research described in this report was sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation and was conducted under the auspices of the International Security ... http://middleeasttimes.co.tv/middle-east-opinions/saudi-iranian-relations-since-the-fall-of-saddam-rivalry-cooperation-and-implications-for-u-s-policy.html