Was Saudi aid in prisoner swap part of grand PR blitz?
Riyadh said MBS was behind the Ukraine-Russia exchange for “compassionate reasons” but the lobbying afterward says differently.
Riyadh said MBS was behind the Ukraine-Russia exchange for “compassionate reasons” but the lobbying afterward says differently.
Recent Houthi celebrations are a bit tone deaf — the people here need food and salaries — and the ceasefire is expiring in just over a week.
Experts question former Sen. Norm Coleman’s role as both foreign agent for Riyadh and Republican fundraiser.
Even if the JCPOA restart falls through and sanctions remain in place, a warming is happening in Tehran’s immediate neighborhood.
Just two months after the president visited Riyadh and begged for more oil, Saudi Arabia is working to drive up crude prices.
Even with a new JCPOA guiding the way, the effort to bridge all of the conflicting interests and countries would be enormous.
A renewed agreement will ensure stronger ties in some areas, while setting into motion new challenges elsewhere.
A senior congressional staffer quits and goes directly to work for an authoritarian foreign government — it’s legal and happens all the time.
Weeks after the president got assurances that the Saudi crown prince is a “reformer,” a twitter critic gets a 34-year prison sentence.
The path to a long-standing peace runs through a complete end to foreign military involvement.
The FBI says a close aide to MBS recruited social media minions here to access dissidents’ personal info, but so far he goes unpunished.
Washington provides weapons and protection to these monarchies, but honestly, what is it getting in return?
But it was probably very productive (and profitable) for Israel, Arab autocrats, and American arms manufacturers.
Lawmakers want a say in any military alliance that may further entrench the US in the region.
There is no legitimate case for Washington making new security commitments and assuming additional costs on behalf of Saudi Arabia and Israel.
The pieces are aligning ahead of Biden’s trip to the Middle East next week — almost too neatly. But will it create or shatter stability?
It’s not that the military and state department lack the capacity for tracking their weapons, it’s just that such inquiries tend to get in the way.
The winners and losers of this latest round of Middle East poker will depend on how each country plays its cards.
The LIV tournament kicked off last weekend with nothing much good coming out of it other than bigger bank accounts for the players.
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder appears to be fading into rearview as both Riyadh and Ankara turn toward deescalating tensions.
MBS is playing hardball with the United States, and the White House is just letting him win. Why?