More: Saudi Arabia
Multi-Alignment Pays, but Washington and Beijing Set the Price
One Week, Three Prices
On 17 September the US State Department notified Congress of a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia. It...
The Red Sea, Not Hormuz, Now Decides Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy
A Pipeline Back On, and Nowhere to Go
On 22 September, Saudi Aramco began pumping crude again through the East-West pipeline, the 1,200-kilometre line that...
Pakistan Is Becoming the Gulf’s Security Provider
Chinese Missiles, Pakistani Crews, Saudi Oil
At King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, the air defences guarding the kingdom against Houthi and...
Saudi Arabia Gains Allied Support
Military leaders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are meeting to discuss how to help Saudi Arabia deal with attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels....
Could the Saudi Pakistan Turkey Defence Pact Become a Wider Muslim Alliance?
A defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could evolve into a broader regional security arrangement involving other Muslim majority countries, including Iran,...
Can Saudi Arabia’s New Allies Contain the Houthi Threat?
Saudi Arabia is turning to a growing network of regional partners as Yemen’s Iran aligned Houthis intensify attacks, raising questions over whether the kingdom’s...
The Kingdom With No Exit
On September 11, drones launched from Iraq struck Saudi Arabia's East West Pipeline, the 1,200 kilometer link that carries up to seven million barrels...
Legitimacy Under Question: Why Al-Burhan Is Pushing for a Maritime Deal Mid-War
Sudan and Saudi Arabia are moving to revive talks on delimiting their maritime border, even as war continues to devastate Sudan.
Sudan has been at...
Houthis Advance in Yemen as Trump Reportedly Calls Off US Strikes
Houthi fighters have made significant advances in Yemen, aiming to control strategic areas that could cut off access to the Red Sea for Saudi-backed...
Houthi Advance Tests the Mecca Agreement and Middle East Defense
The Houthi advance in Yemen and the Red Sea region is creating upheavals in the Middle Eastern security structure in general and the conflict...