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Saudi Arabia and Israel put a high US price tag on diplomatic relations
It’s not just Saudi Arabia that puts a high US price on diplomatic relations with Israel. So does Israel.
A confidante of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, strategic...
Arab youth seek certainty in religion and tradition
A just-published survey suggests Arab youth are returning to traditional values. The survey contrasts starkly with another, only partially released poll, in which a...
Peace in the Middle East Does Not Run Through Faraway Arab Capitals
Israeli officials have insisted that Israeli-Saudi peace is closer than ever, and top-ranking American politicians including President Joe Biden himself hinted that a breakthrough...
Is U.S. Influence Waning in The Cauldron of Middle East Politics?
When Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed diplomatic relations in March after seven years, the power broker was, not the US, but China. Waning US...
Saudi soccer: A game of geopolitics and religion, not just sports
Saudi Arabia's soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom's economy.
It’s also about geopolitics and religion for...
BRICS+ as a compromise format for the 2023 summit
The nearing of the 2023 BRICS summit is expectedly generating all sorts of controversies around which candidate economies are to accede to the BRICS...
A Balancing Act – Pakistan’s Relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran
Pakistan’s foreign policy has always been influenced by its unique geographical location and intricate geopolitical dynamics. It shares borders with four countries: India, Afghanistan,...
A Saudi Pastime: Poking the United States in the eye
In the latest incident, Saudi Arabia detained five relatives of a US resident whose family in 2020 filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania against the...
West Asia: An Emerging Arena of China-US Geopolitical Contest
West Asia is fast emerging as a new arena of China-US strategic competition. Chinese policy of ‘Partnership Diplomacy’ across the geopolitical divides in the...
Bin Salman toys with religious reform
For Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, religious reform has long been a question of when rather than if.
Mr. Bin Salman’s potential embrace of...