F. Gregory Gause, III
F. Gregory Gause, III is the John H. Lindsey ’44 Chair, Professor of
International Affairs and Head of the International Affairs Department
at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M
University. He is the author of three books and numerous articles on
the politics of the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Arabian
Peninsula and the Persian Gulf.
Recent Inteviews and Media Appearances
- Podcast with Dr. Simon Mabon of Lancaster University, who heads up the project on Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianization, December 4, 2018
- Participant in panel on Turkey’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East, Middle East Institute, December 4, 2018
- “The Murder of Jamal Khashoggi,” bloggingheads.tv, October 23, 2018.
- PBS News Hour, October 22, 2018
- “Shake-Up in the Middle East: How Will Regional Powers Respond?” Arab Gulf Studies Institute in Washington, May 23, 2018
- Interview on Qatar crisis, The Cipher Brief, June 23, 2017
- Briefing on Saudi succession, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C., June 22, 2017
Recent Writings
- “Is the Saudi Crown Prince Too Disruptive Even for Trump?,” New York Times, October 12, 2018.
- “Saudi Arabia, the United States and the anti-Iran front in the Middle East,” The Caravan, Hoover Institution, June 19, 2018
- “Fresh Prince: The Schemes and Dreams of Saudi Arabia’s Next King,” Foreign Affairs, Vol. 97, No. 3 (May/June 2018)
- “Saudi Regime Stability and Challenges,” in Madawi Al-Rasheed (ed.), Salman’s Legacy: The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia, Hurst and Company, 2018
- “’It’s the Balance of Power, Stupid!’: Sectarianism, State Failure and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry”, H-Diplo/ISSF Policy Roundtable 2-4: The Saudi-Iranian Cold War, February 20, 2018