Concerns and Risks in the Biden Administration's Agreement to Secure Hostage Release

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. 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Steven A. Cook, “How Sisi Ruined Egypt,” Foreign Policy

Steven A. Cook and Martin Indyk, The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact 

Andrew Exum, “The Israeli Saudi Deal Had Better Be a Good One,” The Atlantic

Thomas Friedman, “Biden Is Weighing a Big Middle East Deal,” New York Times

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israeli-saudi-peace-deal-steven-cook