Kristian Ulrichsen

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Author, The UAE: Power, Politics & Policymaking and other books on regional politics & security in the Gulf

[Kristian Ulrichsen @Dr_Ulrichsen]

Pleased to announce the publication of Qatar and the Gulf Crisis, now available from @HurstPublishers in London.

The book will be published in North America by Oxford University Press on May 1, 2020.

https://t.co/Sq77mO49E2

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

A mixed bag in the Red Sea: several tankers have U-turned and some Asian refiners are already making arrangements to pick up Saudi crude in the Mediterranean. But also a few other oil tankers have crossed the Bab el-Mandeb unharmed, and more are heading toward the chokepoint.

[Gregory Brew @gbrew24]

Following yesterday's attack, seeing more Saudi-laden tankers heading north, with at least one VLCC loading half its load at Sumed so that it can traverse Suez.

A reminder that the Houthis can *disrupt* crude flows, but they can't stop them, Hormuz-style, from reaching their destination.

[Fatima Alasrar @YemeniFatima]

I rarely comment on government appointments, but Dr. Afrah Al-Zouba @afrah_alzouba is an exceptional choice. Brilliant, competent, and completely equipped for this level of leadership. A significant moment for Yemen.

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

Trump’s walking back Saudi deal making it contingent on Israeli-Saudi normalization will alienate Saudis; confirm Iran’s view that no US deal is reliable; and highlight just how distant any normalization process really is. https://t.co/8Y2CgW5Cuh

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

On Trump seemingly adding new conditions to the US Saudi nuclear deal, including Saudi Israel normalization, a Saudi source says: “It was signed. So nothing to renegotiate.”

“Tweets don’t overturn signed agreements,” he added.

[Anders H. Eide🇳🇴🇪🇺 @AndersEideNOR]

Today we remember the 77 lives brutally taken by a far-right extremist in 🇳🇴Norway on 22 July 2011. Eight people killed by a car bomb in central Oslo, then 69 predominantly young murdered at Utøya island. We reaffirm our strong commitment to democracy, openness and inclusion, and to stand up against hatred and extremism in all forms #neverforget

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

I'm in favour of this but with an Egyptian referee

[Mark Vipond @MarkVipond]

Kisin is intelligent enough to know and fully understand the issues surrounding contempt of court and prejudicing a case.

Which means he has made a conscious decision to spread misinformation with the sole aim of riling and angering those less well informed than him.

This is Reform’s mendacity laid bare.

[Tala Ramadan @TalaRamadan]

July 23 (Reuters) - QatarEnergy has extended force majeure on LNG supplies to several Asian buyers and continues to lease out some of its LNG tankers through mid-October, trade sources said, signalling expectations that export disruptions could persist as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

[ᴅʀ. ʜ.ᴀ. ʜᴇʟʟʏᴇʀ 🖖🏾 ⚜️ @hahellyer]

Apropos of the latest news on the Saudi-US energy deal, a reminder from a War on the Rocks piece I wrote some time back: "The U.S.-Saudi Reconfiguration Is Real and It No Longer Depends on Israel"

Normalisation with Israel no longer even a factor
https://t.co/eourFyWlcA

[David Yelland @davidyelland]

Where was the money coming from? Combo of Sunday Times Insight and now FT getting there: Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources
https://t.co/0DvoQx8Lfr

[Lars Tjærnås @Tjaernas]

77 liv. 77 som ikke er her i dag- fordi noen hater så intenst at de vil fjerne dem. Aldri glemme. Aldri tie. Alltid kjempe . 💔#22juli

[Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce]

Keep going..

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

BREAKING: Houthis of Yemen claim they attacked two tankers carrying Saudi oil in the Red Sea. Separately, @UK_MTO just reported a tanker (potentially one of the two mentioned above) was hit by projectiles and is fighting a fire near the mouth of the Bab el Mandeb strait.

[Kristin Diwan @kdiwaniya]

New from Tim Callen:

Have Saudi Labor Market Reforms Run Their Course?

Recent data suggests that the positive impact of a decade of reforms to improve Saudi labor market outcomes may now be waning.

https://t.co/uq7iya3gzz

[Alan Eyre @AlanEyre1]

Money quote from this excellent @Amena__Bakr piece:

"As long as the political dispute between Iran and the US remains unresolved, the region’s energy infrastructure, at sea and on land, will remain a target and a source of volatility. A durable diplomatic solution, not another temporary arrangement, is the only way to overcome that risk."
https://t.co/sXQhlDZyuK

[Andrew Defty @adefty]

Some years ago our late Head of School, Jacqui Briggs, was asked to speak to staff about reducing the number of books in our rooms in an email which noted that “dust collection was evidence that books are not regularly being used.” This was her superb reply:

[Chris Doyle @Doylech]

Having met and engaged Ed Miliband on foreign policy issues I can safely say this is the silliest article ever written about a Foreign Secretary, motivated it seems more by an animus to anyone who thwarts bombing in the Middle East.

[Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline @AnnelleSheline]

Despite the attacks & threats, neither Ansar Allah nor Saudi Arabia wish to return to all-out war

💢Sanaa wants restrictions on air & sea lifted

💢Riyadh wants to export its oil through the Red Sea

But war may resume anyway

My latest, @ForeignPolicy
https://t.co/GL8et2UMlb