# Middle East: Drivers of Instability

- Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2016/11/egfgeopol-middle-east/
- Published: 2016-11-02T20:58:57-04:00

Instability in the Middle East is a recent phenomenon. When thinking in terms of
leadership and alliances, the region was relatively predictable until 2011. One 
key geopolitical driver is the Saudi-Iran relationship. Hani Sabra of the Institute
for Global Affairs (IGA) discusses how this might evolve and whether the US can 
influence politics in the Middle East.

**This video includes references to the Eurasia Group Foundation, now known as the
Institute for Global Affairs.**