Gregory Gause: The Khashoggi Killing and the Future of Saudi-American Relations

The Khashoggi Killing and the Future of Saudi-American Relations

Gregory Gause, Professor of International Affairs and Head of the International Affairs Department at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

Previously, Gause was on the faculties of the University of Vermont (1995 – 2014) and Columbia University (1987 – 1995) and was Fellow for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York (1993 – 1994). During the 2009-10 academic year he was Kuwait Foundation Visiting Professor of International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. In spring 2009 Gause was a Fulbright Scholar at the American University in Kuwait.

Gause’s research focuses on the international politics of the Middle East, particularly the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf. He has published three books, most recently The International Relations of the Persian Gulf. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Middle East Journal, Security Studies, Washington Quarterly, and in other journals and edited volumes.

Gause received his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University in 1987 and his B.A. from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia in 1980. He studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo (1982 – 1983) and Middlebury College (1984).

Co-sponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies and the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.

Recorded on January 22, 2019 at Dartmouth College

[bgguitarss]

Khashoggi was getting ready to expose something very damning and now we will never know.

[marhobane]

To skip the introductory remarks: 3:22

[MrOS]

"Iran is surrounding us" is quite a difficult statement to swallow since need also to get: Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Kwait, UAE, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain...What do you meant is Iran was making the oil prices go lower and lower, and Saudis could not Coope with it to support their way of living.
World oil reserves:
1-Venezuela - Sanctions
3-Russia-Sanctions
4-Irak-Invaded
5-Iran-Sanctions
9-Libia - 1st in Africa (+Gas)-Provoked civil war
10-US - by imposing sanctions on other countries, blocking them from selling their oil, US guarantees the US Dollar/swift dictatorship and the oil prices to maintain US/Saudi Arabia "status quo".

[onurum]

Quite right when saying "US does not have stomach" to take the power from the hands of the MBS but has the stomach to shake his hand.
It is not Democracy but hypocracy of US exposed here.
Great lecture helplessly trying to find a cover for a corrupt regime and US relations with MBS but exposing the facts while doing so.

[armoringregret]

Where are the others that MB’s had killed?

[IIrandhandleII]

Kashoggi was going to release the depth of 9/11 state funded involvement.

[MrOS]

If was a crime, why was he not presented to the Hague court. Is he going away only with a mild reprimand? Where is justice for Jamal Khashoggi?

[RN]

@1:09:30 I hate it when people forget to phrase their rant in the form of a question.

[nonebusiness]

The lectures great with the exception of the character analysis of khashogi in which speaker clearly let's personal friendship and bias influence his take

[BennieTarrMusic]

Why don't they just create something? Without oil, they have nothing of value...

[MrOS]

The issues on Saudi Arabia - Iran are not only politics or economics, but also because of the ethnic-religious differences and the dominance of the Muslim world: Arabs are Sunni / Iranians are Persians (not Arabs) and Xiia (like the Houthis in Yemen) or the Yazidi in Afghanistan, The Alaouites Bashar / in Siria, and so Iran cannot see them being massacred without helping, Is this afterwards be translated in political-military-economic influence of course will be. If someone helped you in a vital moment of your existence, wouldn't you be thankful!?

[ABC]

This talk needs to be updated, with input related to the trial convections of the murders, has anything leaked having reps from permanent members of the security council and from turkey attending the trial. Also from sons of Jamal visiting Washington, have they talked to the press?

[paladancray]

Lindsey and Hillary and George should have been in Gitmo for the LAST 15years +!

[paladancray]

GEEE HINDsight is always easy huh! GOOd SHOW! Thxs

[toolguyslayer]

It's not the younger Bush it was the Elder bush is that supposed to be better LOL

[liqhtvt]

The Arab gulf???? Why are you trying to change the name?

[rawans]

He isn’t a bad speaker but he really shouldn’t be putting words in other people’s mouth it really weakens his statements showing how there’s no existing ground that he can stand on so he speculates.

[lxfr]

Please look in the mirror, and try not to see the fluff that is your soul. You sadden my hope for all humanity.

[SCALIA-oter]

say I can show you declassified documents and then not show them. This dude is a dud.

[thelder]

Justice & development party bottom up Absolute Crock Of No Journalist. Slipped their just by falling of the edge of the world... whoops. kdagPlymouthUK