CULF 3331: "Middle Eastern Revolutions"

Old certainties of demand and supply are obsolete.

Aaron David Miller says the two allies have drifted apart but still need each other for many reasons.

Aaron David Miller says the two allies have drifted apart but still need each other for many reasons.

Barack Obama lands in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the U.S. alliance with the Mideast powerhouse is being questioned on both sides like never before.

This article offers a brief history of Russian naval bases and highlights modern day Russian ports in Syria. From these facts, an investigation is proposed regarding military actions by Russia in Syria against ISIS and the presence of the naval base.

An article published by Al Jazeera reports an attack on a container ship that was passing through the Suez Canal around the date September 1, 2013. Though the attack was unsuccessful, this article exemplifies the importance of the Suez Canal to the global markets and documents the presence of active security by the Egyptian armed forces along the canal.

This source reports the third day of a successful blockade of an Israeli ship in the port of Oakland. The organization blocking the ability to dock wishes to voice their disapproval with the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, and bring exposure to the partnership formed between the two countries which they believe resulted in the current militarization of police forces in the United States.