More: Saudi Arabia
Petrodollars for a Nuclear Umbrella: How Riyadh Bought Access to the Islamic Bomb
There is a powerful and strong alliance being formalized in the epicenter of the Middle East, which can alter the regional balance of power...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Seal Mutual Defence Pact Amid Regional Tensions
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a landmark mutual defence pact on Wednesday, deepening decades of military cooperation at a time of heightened instability...
Trump’s New Middle East: Bold Promises, Bitter Fallout
The Middle East in 2025 is still a powder keg, a place where dreams of peace get chewed up by the gritty, messy reality...
China and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Emerging FDI Trend, Policy Shifts and Market Challenges
The thriving landscape of Sino-Saudi economic partnership is part of the growing FDI trend driven by the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. Aiming to reduce its...
With Gulf Trade Deal Stalled, China Turns to Saudi Arabia for Closer Ties
BEIJING, Aug 27 - China's commerce minister, Wang Wentao, has urged closer ties in new energy and capital markets in talks with Saudi Arabia's...
Regional Diplomacy Confronts the Weaponisation of Trade Routes
Authors: Othon A. Leon & David Oliver*
The Red Sea, particularly the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, has evolved as one of the world's most hazardous maritime...
The Deal of the Century or the Blunder of the Century
In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a highly publicized trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—a tour heralded...
What Happens If Iran Closes the Strait of Hormuz?
After the recent military escalations between Iran and Israel, where the U.S. was involved symbolically but in a limited manner, the focus of the...
How Trump is Rewriting the Middle East Playbook
In a commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy, Vice President JD Vance articulated a novel approach to American foreign policy, endeavoring to distinguish the Trump...
The Taliban’s Cyber Caliphate
The digital battleground has become an increasingly critical theatre for modern geopolitical conflicts, and the Taliban’s recent social media campaign targeting the United Arab...