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In a co-authored op-ed, NYU Global Research Professor Ian Bremmer outlines the implications of the conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "... Both sides have strong reasons to avoid war. The Saudis know the cost of direct conflict with Iran would be devastating at exactly the wrong moment for the Saudi economy, and the near-term benefits of higher oil prices would do little to strengthen its untested Sunni military, particularly because war could make it impossible for the Saudis to export their product. Losing a war with Iran would put the regime's survival at stake."

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