Saudi Arabia’s turn toward China reflects its dissatisfaction with US policy. But while this is hardly the first time the Saudis have employed this approach to political bargaining, familiar does not mean harmless. Read More Here
Washington’s efforts to “pivot to Asia” have finally come back to bite it in the Middle East. Read More Here
India’s response to the earthquake emergency in Turkey and Syria is not just humanitarian. It’s strategic. Read More Here
The region’s leaderships are making a set of strategic choices as consequential as the ones their predecessors made earlier, and it has an opportunity to make much better strategic choices than it made in the past, and there are signs it is beginning to do so—but not in every case. Read More Here
The kingdom’s transformation has huge implications for the United States and Middle East. Read More Here
Why America’s Allies Are Flirting With Russia and China. Read More Here
The Al Nahyan family owns Manchester City Football Club, a dozen or so palaces and invested big in SpaceX and Savage X Fenty. Read More Here
The role of Iran’s Supreme Leader, based on a claim to embody the same infallible, divine authority as the Prophet Muhammad, contradicts centuries of Islamic doctrine. It is a wholly made-up office, and its legitimacy has never been more in doubt. Read More Here
The amazing point is that religion can serve as a unifier—bringing people of different backgrounds together—not a divider. Read More Here
Like Khomeini and Khamenei, Sadr seeks to impose that which he cannot gain by consensus. Read More Here
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