Saudi Arabia

Right-wing media has seized on the testimony of a Canadian businessman with a tangled history.

Khalid bin Salman is working full time to extricate Saudi Arabia from the disastrous conflict begun by his brother. Some regional and U.S. officials are cautiously optimistic. 

The lowest growth rate in a decade could impact the bottom line for some universities.

By failing to attract major international investors, Mohammed bin Salman may have to kiss his Saudi Vision 2030 goodbye.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince will take money from investors in the national oil company—but he’ll be giving up far more than he thinks.

The withdrawal from Syria is part of a broader pattern of weakness, especially in response to Iran.

The vision of Iran’s Qassem Suleimani will continue to triumph until Washington trades maximum pressure and regional dominance for a multilateral Persian Gulf security structure.


Since the September attack on Saudi oil facilities, Riyadh and the Houthis have taken a step back from all-out war. All parties, including the United States, should seize this rare opportunity to resolve the conflict.

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the decision to withdraw troops from the Turkey-Syria border even while sending additional forces to Saudi Arabia.

Beijing is a natural partner to fast and cheap development, but Riyadh should be wary of alienating its allies.

The Yemeni minority group hardly had anything to do with Iran—until the Saudis got involved.

Blame U.S. blunders for the worsening crisis in the region.

Washington shouldn’t fall for Tehran’s trap and get involved in a conflict in the Gulf. Instead, it should stick to its current war of attrition.

India-Pakistan tensions escalate, the United States accuses Iran of being behind attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the results of Israel’s election remain uncertain.

Without better infrastructure for using U.S.-made weapons systems, the Arab countries will keep coming up short.

Trump’s reluctance to retaliate against Iran may reflect his belief that an “energy independent” United States no longer needs to protect the region.

In the wake of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, the Russian president has positioned himself as a peacemaker. But continued conflict is his friend.

But some experts say the move is a weak response to alleged Iranian attacks on Saudi oil.

Starting a war to protect oil markets will only backfire.