Mr Simon Henderson shares his insights on the new geopolitical realities facing the Arab world, focusing on the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Simon Henderson is the Baker Fellow at The Washington Institute and Director of the Institute’s Gulf and Energy Policy Program. He became an associate of the Institute in 1999 and joined the staff in 2006. He started his career with the British Broadcasting Corporation before joining the Financial Times. His experience includes serving as foreign correspondent in Pakistan in 1977-78, and reported from Iran during the 1979 Islamic revolution and seizure of the U.S. embassy. His areas of expertise include Gulf States, energy and economics, Gulf and energy policy and proliferation. He holds an MBA from Cass Business School, London; and a BA from Nottingham University.