Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy & Associate Fellow, Chatham House. Author, The Gulf States in International Political Economy & other books.
Nov 8, 2020 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
Now that President-elect Biden will take office on Jan 20, how might his administration approach key issues in the Middle East?
A thread on what some of Biden's advisors have been saying recently, with the caveat that this may not necessarily translate into policy once in govt
Tony Blinken was the senior foreign policy advisor to the Biden campaign and served as Deputy Secretary of State in Obama's 2nd term.
Sultan Qaboos appointed a Prime Minister in 1970-71 (his uncle, Tariq bin Taimur) and married (briefly) in 1976 but did not have issue. It is the sons of Tariq bin Taimur who are often spoken of as possible successors to Sultan Qaboos.
Oman's succession process is laid down in Articles 5 and 6 of the 1996 Basic Law – only Muslim male descendants of Sultan Turki bin Said (ruler 1871-88 and great-great grandfather of Sultan Qaboos) who are legitimate sons of Omani Muslim parents are eligible to become ruler
