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Geopolitics

Challenging Prospects for Saudi-Iranian Talks

A fifth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, held in late April 2022,...

Geopolitics

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...

Geopolitics

A New Era in Turkish-Saudi Relations?

Turkey and Saudi Arabia had largely inactive relations before Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power...

Energy Policy

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...

Geopolitics

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...

Economy & Innovation

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...

U.S. – Gulf Policy

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 ...

U.S. – Gulf Policy

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...

Geopolitics

Saudi-Lebanese Ties Have a Hezbollah Problem

On January 3, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah issued a strong criticism of the Kingdom of...

Energy Policy

Iran’s Petrochemical Development: A Challenge to Saudi Arabia?

In recent years, the export of petrochemical products from Iran has made up the largest...

Geopolitics

Iran’s Perspective on Saudi Arabia’s Next King

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been tense...

Geopolitics

What Drives Turkish Saudi Attempts at Rapprochement?

Recent diplomatic exchanges between Turkey and Saudi Arabia suggest a thawing of relations between the...

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