Saudi Arabia’s response to the market threat posed by US shale was to broker a partnership with Russia in 2016. Six years later, that partnership is working very well, allowing the Saudis to exert geopolitical influence while shrugging off demands from the Biden White House.
Since coming to power after the coup against the Mursi government, General Al-Sisi has sought to re-establish the foreign policy lines drawn in pre-revolutionary Egypt.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continues his ruthless campaign of suppressing critics and anyone else he deems a threat to his one-man rule.
The Saudi economy is buoyant while the Lebanese economy has collapsed, marking the contrasting fates of different players in the Middle East.
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 Biden administration is doing its best to conform to a norm defined by Jared Kushner.
In the Gulf, governments are starting to tackle their own problems — and this time without the directing influence or involvement of the United States.
Talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran require a realistic appraisal of Tehran’s role in the Yemen War.
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.
As the world’s most popular sport, does football have the duty to lead by example when it comes to ethics?
