More: Saudi Arabia
‘The Hill’: Has the U.S. lost the UAE?
The fabric of America’s strategic ties to the Gulf region is fraying. The leader of its most consequential nation, Saudi Arabia, has essentially told...
Saudi Foreign Minister’s Landmark Visit to Iran: A Shift in Regional Relations
In an unprecedented move signaling a hopeful shift in Middle Eastern politics, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, embarked on a historic...
The Shifting Sands of Saudi-USA Alliance – an analysis of the changing nature of the Partnership
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was recently on an official trip to Saudi Arabia. The trip comes at a time when the political...
Why does Saudi Arabia want to join BRICS
Saudi Arabia has become a dialogue partner in the SCO. She also intends to join the BRICS, which will bring certain advantages to Riyadh,...
LGBTQ emerges as a litmus test for limits of Saudi reforms
Saudi Arabia has turned LGBTQ rights into a litmus test for the limits of social reforms by sending mixed messages.
In line with broad-based official...
Washington dancing ‘around Riyadh’
The American flag is missing during Blinken reception by Prince Ben Salman – this is a serious gesture of dissatisfaction with US policy on...
Unveiling Iranian Strive to Form a Naval Alliance in the Gulf
Authors: Syed Raiyan Amir and Muhammad Estiak Hussain*
On June 2, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani stated that his nation, Saudi Arabia, and...
Palestine is ripe for Chinese mediation
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken drew a blank in Riyadh in his mission to coax Saudi Arabia to grant diplomatic recognition to...
Rebalancing US-Saudi relations
A draft bill in the US House of Representatives that would strip PGA Tour, the organizer of golf’s flagship events, of its tax-exempt status...
Blinken visit to Saudi Arabia did not have any tangible achievements
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s Saudi Arabia visit (June 6-8) was important not just in the context of US-Saudi ties, because there have...