List of Saudi Arabia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Saudi-Iran War Is America’s Fault
And now it’s Washington’s job to make sure it doesn’t spin out of control.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The IPO to End All IPOs?
Oil is at its lowest price in a decade. So why is Saudi Arabia selling off part of its trillion-dollar oil company?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Would a Saudi-Iran War Look Like? Don’t look now, but it is already here
When asked to address the question of what a Saudi-Iran war would look like, my first instinct is to ask the reader to look around because it is already happening. As the futurist William Gibson noted, 'the future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed.'
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The World’s Most Misunderstood Martyr
The execution of Nimr al-Nimr has brought the Middle East to a boiling point. But his beliefs were more complicated than anyone will admit.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Chief to U.S.-Backed Saudi Air Coalition: You May Be Committing War Crimes in Yemen
The U.N. has asked Yemen to reverse its decision to expel a top U.N. human rights official after cluster-bomb complaints.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What are the Saudis up to with those executions? Regional dominance
Saudi Arabia had a difficult year.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fear and Loathing in Saudi Arabia
Saudi royals are scared about everything from the rise of Iran to the drop in oil prices. And Washington telling them to calm down only makes them angrier.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Next Front in the Saudi-Iran War
The two regional powers are at each other's throats. But Riyadh's next move won't be in Syria or Yemen -- it'll aim to hit Tehran where it really hurts.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Oil Prices Have Hit a 10-Year Low. They’re Not Going to Stay There.
With demand still growing and output finally shrinking, today’s cheap oil could nearly triple in price in coming years.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How America Contributed to the Saudi-Iran Flare-Up
Did the Obama administration spur the latest spat between Riyadh and Tehran?
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Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units deploy in the city of Baiji, north of Tikrit, as they fight alongside Iraqi forces against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group to try to retake the strategic town for a second time, on June 9, 2015. Baghdad regained control of Baiji -- located on the road to IS hub Mosul and near the country's largest oil refinery -- last year, but subsequently lost it again. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read ) This Map Explains the Saudi-Iran Proxy War
Here's what the region's geopolitical and sectarian divides look like.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia’s Last-Ditch Effort to Stop America’s Pivot to Iran
Did Riyadh execute Nimr to show the West that Tehran is still a loose cannon?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran’s Martyrdom Machine Springs to Life
Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shiite cleric has put the Middle East on edge — and set up Tehran for its favorite role.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia Is the George W. Bush of the Middle East
Riyadh has a clear strategy – just not one that Washington should endorse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia and Iran Are at Each Other’s Throats. Why Are Oil Prices Falling?
So much crude is sloshing around the globe that even the prospect of growing Mideast unrest isn’t enough to spook oil traders.
