Simon Henderson

Simon Henderson is the Baker fellow and the director of the Gulf and Energy Policy program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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Saudi Arabia Hits the Brakes on Reforms

Arresting feminists doesn't inspire faith in Mohammed bin Salman’s much-hyped reform agenda.
- Simon Henderson
- May 22, 2018
Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

How the War in Yemen Explains the Future of Saudi Arabia

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is determined to confront Iran in the tiny, war-ravaged country.
- Simon Henderson
- November 8, 2017
Fahad Shadeed / Reuters

Is Saudi Arabia Really Changing?

What a woman's right to drive says about the influence of the kingdom’s hardline clerics
- Simon Henderson
- September 27, 2017
Yoan Valat/Reuters

The Dangers of Saudi Succession

The monarchy's greatest strength is its outward display of unity. That's also its weakness.
- Simon Henderson
- January 26, 2015
Reuters

No One in the Middle East Will Sleep

What the Saudis make of the nuclear deal with Iran
- Simon Henderson
- November 25, 2013
To Stop Iran, Get a New Saudi King

Why Obama should intervene in Riyadh's succession crisis.
- Simon Henderson
- January 10, 2013

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