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Bush School Experts To Discuss Death Of Jamal Khashoggi, What’s Next For US-Saudi Relations Oct. 29

October 25, 2018
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 08: A man holds a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest organized by members of the Turkish-Arabic Media Association at the entrance to Saudi Arabia's consulate on October 8, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. Fears are growing over the fate of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Turkish officials said they believe he was murdered inside the Saudi consulate. Saudi consulate officials have said that missing writer and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi went missing after leaving the consulate, however the statement directly contradicts other sources including Turkish officials. Jamal Khashoggi a Saudi writer critical of the Kingdom and a contributor to the Washington Post was living in self-imposed exile in the U.S. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
A man holds a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest organized by members of the Turkish-Arabic Media Association at the entrance to Saudi Arabia’s consulate on October 8, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
By Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service Staff

The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the ensuing increase in diplomatic tensions between the United States and Saudi Arabia are subjects of the upcoming installment of the discussion series, “What’s Next?” The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University is hosting the discussion on Monday, Oct. 29, at 5:30 p.m., in the Memorial Student Center, Room 2404, on campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Bush School faculty taking part in the discussion, “The Death of Jamal Khashoggi: What’s Next for Saudi Arabia and US-Saudi Relations,” include Dr. F. Gregory Gause III, head of the Department of International Affairs and expert on the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf, and Dr. Erin Snider, assistant professor and expert on the regional political economy of the Middle East. The panel will discuss the background of Khashoggi’s death, the political implications in Saudi Arabia and the future of US-Saudi relations.

President Trump’s response to the disappearance-turned-murder of Khashoggi in the Saudi Embassy in Turkey has raised deep concerns among the American diplomatic community. Saudi Arabia maintains Khashoggi was killed by “rogue agents,” but questions still swirl about his murder.

Media contact: Susan Robertson, 979.862.8845, srobertson@tamu.edu.

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