
Critical Mineral Diplomacy: The Significance of the U.S.–Saudi Mining Pac...
The recent Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed between the United States and Saudi Arabia on...

Beyond Oil: India and Saudi Arabia’s Bid for a Multipolar Global Future
Saudi Arabia and India are forging a multipolar partnership rooted in strategic autonomy and economic...

Saudi Arabia Changes its Tune on Nuclear Negotiations with Iran
The Middle East is dramatically different than when United States and Iran last held talks...

The Gulf States’ Carbon Capture and Storage Ambitions
The states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), long among the world’s greatest oil producers,...

Economic Ambitions Drive the Gulf’s Support for Diplomacy with Iran
The high-stakes nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Oman and Italy remain...

The “Corridor of Peace”: Can IMEC Achieve its Lofty Goals?
The first half of 2025 has been marked by two potentially fateful, yet overlooked, events...

Turkey and Saudi Arabia: Steering Syria’s Future Together
In long-distance travel, having two drivers can make the journey more manageable. Similarly, Turkey and...

Saudi Arabia’s Shrewd Embrace of Ahmed Al Sharaa
Upon the fall of the Assad regime, the general consensus among the Western foreign policy...

A Gulf Apart: Analyzing AI in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
As the fourth industrial revolution unfolds, the strong desire by GCC countries, particularly the United...

Saudi Arabia Is Betting Big on Esports Development
Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” economic plan has promised a plethora of initiatives and investments that...

Art and Diplomacy: Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Renaissance in the Era of ...
Creative industries and states serve the wider social purposes of contributing to creative development and...

The Gulf’s Evolving Energy Landscape: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Policy and ...
Executive Summary Saudi Arabia controls the world’s second-largest recoverable oil reserves and is the...