CSIS Issues Commentary: Is the United States Abandoning Saudi Arabia at Its Moment of Need?
September 24, 2026
September 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary:
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Is the United States Abandoning Saudi Arabia at Its Moment of Need?
Commentary by Michael Ratney
September 23, 2026
The Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia that began on July 13--and are still ongoing--recall nothing so much as the strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure of September 2019. But this time it is worse, and . . .
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Is the United States Abandoning Saudi Arabia at Its Moment of Need?
Commentary by Michael Ratney
September 23, 2026
The Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia that began on July 13--and are still ongoing--recall nothing so much as the strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure of September 2019. But this time it is worse, and . . .