Saudi Arabia Transforming: Session 3 – Economic Transformation and Saudi Arabia’s Global Posture

Saudi Arabia Transforming May 10, 2017 Saudi Arabia’s economy has been closely linked to its foreign policy and national security strategy since the founding of the modern Saudi kingdom. How might this national transformation impact Riyadh’s strategic relations and thinking? Will foreign interventions (in Yemen) and foreign actions (such as JASTA legislation) constrain Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plans for socioeconomic change? Speakers: Mohammad Alsulami, Arab Gulf Center for Iranian Studies Christian Koch, Director, Gulf Research Center Foundation Tim Lenderking, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, United States Department of State Amb. Stephen A. Seche, Executive Vice President, AGSIW (Moderator)