Saudi Arabia’s Mediation in the Ukraine War
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, much attention has been paid to how the...
Adding Fuel to the Fire: the Consequences of OPEC+ Production Cuts
On October 5, during its 45th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting in Vienna, OPEC+ agreed...
Saudi Arabia’s Normalization with Israel Could Be a Security Nightmare
With Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s (MBS) declaration earlier in the year that Israel could...
MBS’s Visit to Europe: Seeking New Security Ties Through Greece and Franc...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), generally acknowledged to be the de facto chief...
Biden in Jeddah: Pursuing U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Alignment
President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East, and more specifically Saudi Arabia, has put...
Partner, Not Pariah
On October 2, 2018, a foreign citizen was assassinated by a foreign government in a...
History Rhymes: Comparing the Kennedy and Biden Policies toward Riyadh
History does not always repeat itself but in some cases it comes close. Examining the...
What Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Can and Cannot Fix
President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East since taking office...
Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia: Interests Prevail Over Campaign Promis...
On June 14, the White House announced that President Joe Biden would visit Israel, the...
Resuscitating Turkish-Saudi Relations: MBS’ Visit to Ankara
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Türkiye last week, following President Erdogan’s visit to...
Saudi-Turkish Normalization: More Complicated than Meets the Eye
Since the beginning of 2020, the Middle East has experienced a broad detente and a...
Islamic Finance and Banking as a Response to Western Sanctions: Muslim Russ...
From the 19th to the 21st of May, Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan held the 13th...