# The New Saudi Strategy, With F. Gregory Gause III

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Podcast: [The President’s Inbox](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-president-s-inbox-1112599)
Published: 2026-02-11T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thepresidentsinbox.podbean.com/e/the-new-saudi-strategy-with-f-gregory-gause-iii/
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## Resource

F. Gregory Gause III, a leading scholar on Saudi Arabia and an associate fellow at the Middle East Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the evolution of U.S.-Saudi relations as Saudi Arabia navigates its role in a Middle East with a more assertive Israel, a weaker Iran, and a less predictable United States. For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/the-new-saudi-strategy Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

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