
Challenging Prospects for Saudi-Iranian Talks
A fifth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, held in late April 2022,...

The State of Saudi-Pakistani Relations after the Rise of Shehbaz Sharif
Last month, amid political unrest and allegations of foreign interference, Pakistan witnessed the ouster of...

A New Era in Turkish-Saudi Relations?
Turkey and Saudi Arabia had largely inactive relations before Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power...

How the Arash-Dorra Gas Field Could Improve Saudi-Iran Ties
Over the past two decades, Iran’s Ministry of Oil had made increasing the production capacity...

The Emergence of Saudi-Turkish Relations: Ataturk and Ibn Saud’s Pragmati...
There is a conventional – even clichéd – understanding that Turkey had frosty relations with...

Beyond Fossil Fuels: Bolstering the Saudi Industrial Sector to Achieve Sust...
Global oil prices have risen on the back of the post-COVID 19 economic recovery and...

A Middle Path for Saudi Arabia: How does the War in Ukraine Affect Saudi Fo...
Saudi Arabia has maintained a neutral position toward the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of ...

Trouble in the Kingdom: A Rupture in U.S.-Saudi Relations?
How times have changed in the U.S.-Saudi relationship since 2017. That year, U.S. President Donald...

Saudi-Lebanese Ties Have a Hezbollah Problem
On January 3, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah issued a strong criticism of the Kingdom of...

Iran’s Petrochemical Development: A Challenge to Saudi Arabia?
In recent years, the export of petrochemical products from Iran has made up the largest...

Iran’s Perspective on Saudi Arabia’s Next King
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been tense...

What Drives Turkish Saudi Attempts at Rapprochement?
Recent diplomatic exchanges between Turkey and Saudi Arabia suggest a thawing of relations between the...