National Security Advisor Susan Rice is meeting Saudi King Salman in Riyadh in October, 2015. Write short background and talking points on Bahrain to incorporate into the larger event memo.Intro paragraph should consolidate the main points, so that if I only read the first paragraph, I would know the roadmap of your memo (intro/analysis/conclusion).
Outline
Section 1: Intro Paragraph: All the main points, like a roadmap of the memo
Thesis: US national security interest requires providing GCC countries with all support needed to balance against an emboldened Iran that is continuously causing instability in Bahrain.
Section 2: Overview
2 Paragraphs: U.S. national interests in Bahrain:
a- US 5th fleet
b- protecting the shipping lines of the crude carriers taking the route through Hormuz straits mainly to the Asian markets such as Japan which is an important American ally especially vis a vis China.
c- the US did its best to bring about democratic changes to Bahrain paving the way for a democratically elected government but not a change of the government, because the opposition forces are mainly extremist therefore cannot be trusted fully for that aim. There was and still is a possibility that it would become a pro Iranian force.
d- what we have seen in Egypt of US aiding the Muslim Brotherhood to take over the regime, would have occurred in Bahrain
Paragraph: Saudi national interests & other regional implications: GCC national interests in Bahrain (King Salman Visit to US Statement – Camp David Summit Statement)
Paragraph: Iranian Interference in Bahrain, biggest threat, fueling sectarianism, many incidences (ex. last week shipment of 1.5 ton of explosives from Iran lead to cutting diplo relations between bahrain and iran)
Section 3: The associated challenges and implications for U.S. policy
Talking Points
Paragraph: enabling GCC countries to defend themselves
Paragraph: joint ballistic defense system
Paragraph: Bahrain granted nato-like relationship
Paragraph: improve cyber and maritime security
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