Israeli-Saudi Peace Deal, With Steven A. Cook

<p>Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing negotiations to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. </p> <p> </p> <p>Mentioned on the Podcast</p> <p> </p> <p>Steven A. Cook, “<a href='https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/09/egypt-economy-debt-imf-sisi-mega-projects/'>How Sisi Ruined Egypt</a>,” Foreign Policy</p> <p> </p> <p>Steven A. Cook and Martin Indyk,<a href='https://www.cfr.org/report/case-new-us-saudi-strategic-compact'> The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Andrew Exum, “<a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/08/us-saudi-israel-normalization-deal/674973/'>The Israeli Saudi Deal Had Better Be a Good One</a>,” The Atlantic</p> <p> </p> <p>Thomas Friedman, “<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/opinion/israel-saudi-arabia-biden.html#:~:text=The%20president%20is%20wrestling%20with,of%20a%20two-state%20solution.'>Biden Is Weighing a Big Middle East Deal</a>,” New York Times</p> <p> </p> <p>For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: <a href='https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israeli-saudi-peace-deal-steven-cook'>https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israeli-saudi-peace-deal-steven-cook</a> </p>