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Currents Energy Industry Insights: January 2019
By William Herlihy & Nicholas Preservati | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLCSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Simon HendersonComing the same week as Secretary Pompeo’s Middle East tour, the incident is a powerful example of the regional threat posed by Iran. Other than a photograph of a badly damaged building, details have been slow to emerge about the January 7 clash in the Qatif area of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Authorities waited two… Keep reading →
2019 Energy Policy Outlook
By Gordon Giffin, Andrew Shaw & Clinton Vince | DentonsTrump Departs Syria: An Israeli Perspective
By Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, IDF (Ret.)Jerusalem seeks to mitigate the potential risks of the president’s decision by shaping its implementation and obtaining U.S. security guarantees, though long-term concerns still loom. Israeli officials have been careful not to publicly criticize President Trump’s recent announcement that all U.S. military forces will be pulled out of Syria. Below the surface, however, they have… Keep reading →
Emerging Technologies: Washington Update January 2019 #1
By McGuireWoods ConsultingSaudi Reshuffle Emphasizes Security And Foreign Policy
By Simon HendersonMinisterial changes seemed likely in the wake of the Khashoggi crisis, but some of the specifics came as a surprise. On December 27, Saudi Arabia announced new appointments in the name of King Salman that substantially alter the makeup of the Political and Security Affairs Council, the key decisionmaking body chaired by defense minister and… Keep reading →