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Alex de Waal
Alex de Waal is the executive director of the World Peace Foundation and a research professor at Tuft University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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Preparing for the Collapse of the Saudi Kingdom
It can’t last. The U.S. better get ready.
Sarah Chayes
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Alex de Waal
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Defense One
Feb 18, 2016
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