Turki bin Salman is the quiet money man, the consigliere, in the family business of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. Turki’s star is rising as the already immense fortune of Salman’s immediate family continues to grow and grow.
The Saudi economy is buoyant while the Lebanese economy has collapsed, marking the contrasting fates of different players in the Middle East.
Despite the optics and the apparent climbdown by President Joe Biden amidst claims of Saudi resentment and a rupturing US-Saudi partnership, Chatham House’s Neil Quilliam and Azure Security’s Alice Gower argue that the relationship with Saudi Arabia though strained was never at serious risk.
A historic bribery case involving Saudi Arabia and an Airbus subsidiary comes before a UK court, threatening a much more recent Airbus deal masterminded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Joe Biden’s July visit to Saudi Arabia is a stark reminder that while diplomacy is a give and take, memories in the Middle East run painfully deep.
The Russia-Ukraine War, soaring oil prices and rising inflation give the Saudi crown prince much leverage and might force the US president to seek a rapprochement with him.
Has Emmanuel Macron found a way of selling weapons to encourage peace?
The hazards of geopolitics reveal the powerlessness of the world’s most powerful country.
In Saudi Arabia, social and economic change is a delicate balancing act.
There is a growing rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as both states seek to call the shots in the Middle East.
Mohammed bin Salman is unlikely to take responsibility for his actions. Instead, he will play for time and hope that Trump or one of his lackeys returns in 2025.
The Saudi crown prince seeks redemption in a risky version of hyperreality as he moves ahead with his city of the future.
The Biden administration is casting its anchor in the middle of nowhere.
The Biden administration has released an earlier US intelligence report on the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi that concluded that Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing.
