Middle Eastern autocrats sigh relief: the U.S. signals Democracy Summit will not change policy
U.S. Middle East policy is likely to maintain long-standing support for the region’s autocratic rule in the belief that it will ensure stability.
U.S. Middle East policy is likely to maintain long-standing support for the region’s autocratic rule in the belief that it will ensure stability.
Russia hopes to blow new life into a proposal for a multilateral security architecture in the Gulf, with the tacit approval of the Biden administration.
Interesting signs that the region’s powers are less interested in armed conflict than they are about forms of gaining influence today.
But getting Democratic colleagues to sign on may be more difficult that he thought.
Sens. Sanders and Markey and Rep. Khanna want to cut off all aid to Saudi Arabia. But will their efforts survive NDAA vote?
While denying it, the White House continues to put its thumb on the scale for the Kingdom, with no end to Yemen war in sight.
At the very least, an incremental process of détente might lower political temperatures in the Gulf while winning support from Western leaders.
Well ahead of ‘normalization,’ Middle East elites were tapping into Tel Aviv’s influence in Washington, much to both’s advantage.
Nine months into the Biden administration and its Yemen peace initiative, the momentum toward peace seems to have stalled.
With English Premier League teams regularly losing money, this deal is likely more about ‘sports washing’ than making a profit.
In just a few years, Doha has emerged from isolation and asserted its place in the region — and in Afghanistan.
All signals point to no real arm twisting during the first high level meeting with MBS, who has been linked to the journalist’s murder.
But Saudi Arabia and its helpmates can help speed up the inevitable and finally end this war.
Biden’s top advisor should use the 3rd anniversary of Khashoggi’s murder to say the US is shutting off the spigot.
President Raisi’s need to alleviate his people’s economic suffering will serve as impetus for both a JCPOA return and regional diplomacy.
Welcome to the era of soft power rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which is better than the usual proxy confrontation.
Rep. Ro Khanna has again pushed through this important amendment, but will other forces collude to kill it?
With Biden continuing Trump-era policies, it’s up to Congress now to yank the purse strings and end the brutality.
As the US steps back militarily, regional states forever at each other’s throats are now quietly stepping forward diplomatically.
They need not worry, as the Biden administration is still selling arms to the biggest violators in the Gulf.
This means even those who support them, including the US, are responsible for war crimes.