
With Washington focused elsewhere, Riyadh will increasingly look to countries like China and Turkey to mitigate pressing threats from Yemen and Iran.
With Washington focused elsewhere, Riyadh will increasingly look to countries like China and Turkey to mitigate pressing threats from Yemen and Iran.
The West's sweeping sanctions on Russia are rapidly drawing new lines in the sand that are inching closer to Riyadh's economic, defense and diplomatic interests.
By Ryan Bohl
As the 7-year civil conflict grinds on, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis will deepen and a peace deal will become harder to reach.
Developments like a more aggressive Iran or a resurgence of the Muslim Brotherhood could still see Riyadh retake an aggressive stance against Doha.
Guided by the UAE’s success, Riyadh will find clever and covert ways to gradually reshape public opinion toward normalization.
Compared with Qatar and the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will be much slower to naturalize the descendants of desert nomads living within their borders.
The once-close Saudi-Emirati relationship is fraying amid overlapping economic interests and strategic differences on issues like Yemen.
By Ryan Bohl
Bilateral talks between two of the Middle East’s biggest rivals could de-escalate conflict in areas where they both have influence, including Yemen.
In this podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Emily Hawthorne about the negotiations that began last month regarding a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal.
The White House is expected to approve some weapons deals, but only if Abu Dhabi and Riyadh’s behavior stays aligned with U.S. regional goals.