More: Saudi Arabia
Soccer incidents call into question fundaments of Saudi-Iranian detente
Two recent soccer incidents suggest that beyond optics little has changed in the Saudi-Iranian rivalry since China mediated the restoration of diplomatic relations between...
First Qatar, Now Saudi Arabia: Time for Activists to Rethink
The realisation that Saudi Arabia is not Qatar may seem obvious, but it has significant meaning for the lessons rights activists and others draw...
Evolution of Saudi-Israel Relations: Unveiling the Shift from Quiet Diplomacy to Full Normalization
To explain the current Saudi-Israel rapprochement, some analyses simply refer to the eagerness of both countries in countering Iranian influence in the region. Others...
Blinken finds a hardened political landscape as he tours the Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has found a hardened political landscape as he tours the Middle East for the fifth time since...
Saudi Arabia under the rule of Mohammad bin Salman
Under the de facto leadership of Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia, dubbed the "undisputed leader of the Middle East," has amassed the greatest...
IMEC: US-led plan aimed to link India, Europe is in doubt
A far-reaching plan to channel Europe-Asia trade through the Middle East is at risk of stalling before it even gets started, notes Bloomberg.
The Israel-Hamas...
U.S. Middle East policy has failed
Following Hamas’s brutal massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, Israel’s massive military campaign against the group has brought the Gaza Strip to the...
Gaza war calls Middle East de-escalation into question
The jury is out on the degree to which the Gaza war threatens pre-war efforts by Middle Eastern states to freeze their differences and...
“No Peace, No Recognition, No Negotiations”? Arab Society on the Way to Radicalization
The first take-away from the October 2023 violence surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is that this conflict—regardless of what has been said before—remains at the...
Future of Arab-Israel Relations
There have been worries expressed regarding the possible collapse of regional peace initiatives involving Israel and its Arab neighbors, especially Saudi Arabia, following the...