Posts Tagged: Trump Saudi Arabia
Why Saudi Arabia Should Make Peace With Israel Now
I spent the weekend reading Ben Hubbard’s book MBS, about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Hubbard, who is The New York Times' Beirut bureau chief,...
Politics, America, and Culture: Behind Saudi Arabia’s Hesitation
Many are puzzled by the Saudi reluctance to join the peace train and normalize relations with Israel. It is clear, after all, that Riyadh gave...
Would Biden’s Middle East Proposals End Any Prospect for Saudi-Israeli Normalization?
The Abraham Accords were the product of a slowly developing structural shift in Middle East geopolitics that led to an alignment of interests between the...
The Myth of Saudi Moderation
JNS.org - They almost had me believing. The Saudis, that is. Last week, they almost had me believing that they are truly becoming moderate and really...
Report: Trump Told Saudis to Cut Oil Supply or Lose US Military Support
As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum. In an April...
Biden Campaign Attacks Trump Policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea
Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a reevaluation of US-Saudi relations and calling North Korea's apparent weapons...
Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Puts US Commitments to the Test
Reading the tea leaves of various US and Saudi statements on the allegedly Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia's key oil facilities on September 14, it...
Trump Sees Many Options Short of War With Iran After Attacks on Saudis
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones...
Trump Vetoes Bills Blocking Billions in Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump vetoed three congressional resolutions on Wednesday that would have blocked billions of dollars in arms sales to countries including...
US Congress Pushing Back at Trump Over Saudi Arms Deals
A US Senate committee approved legislation on Tuesday that would make it more difficult for President Donald Trump to avoid congressional review of arms sales,...
Trump’s Saudi Arms Sale Is About Politics and Economics, Not Security
President Trump wants to use his emergency powers to sell billions of dollars’ worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia on national security grounds. Congress wants...
Trump Discussed Iran, Human Rights With Saudi Crown Prince: White House
US President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone on Tuesday, discussing Riyadh's role in Middle East stability, maintaining...
Saudi Arabia and the West’s Right-Wing: A Dubious Alliance
While purporting to be focused on promoting a more tolerant form of Islam, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman is instituting reforms that are designed...
Nuclear Energy: Saudi Arabia’s Impending Battle with Washington
Current tensions between the US and Saudi Arabia, and the kingdom’s inability to present a credible and sustainable version of events surrounding the killing of...
