Juan Cole / TomDispatchMar 5, 2024
The usual D.C. rhetoric isn't working as the U.S. funds a devastating war of attrition in Gaza. In the meantime, Tehran's popularity grows in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsNov 29, 2023
"It's like the tobacco companies that knew the addictive and lethal nature of cigarettes yet continued to get millions of teenagers hooked on them," said one African critic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control TodayOct 7, 2023
The Biden administration must commit to more stringent nonproliferation standards in the wake of recent comments and actions by the kingdom. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Sarah Leah Whitson / Responsible StatecraftOct 3, 2023
The US and other Western governments said they'd had enough of Saudi Arabia but it appears the Kingdom's oil and wealth are too hard to resist. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Paul R. Pillar / Responsible StatecraftSep 18, 2023
Seen as a dry run for a similar deal with Saudi Arabia, such arrangements are more likely to further destabilize the region. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Kathy Kelly / PeaceVoiceSep 11, 2023
Rather than tacitly endorse the wanton militarism and human rights abuses of Saudi Arabia, Joe Biden should condemn their actions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold / Independent Media InstituteMar 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman wants the world to believe he is the Arab world’s liberal reformer, but he he has imprisoned women as foreign agents and spies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
AYA BATRAWY / The Associated PressMar 8, 2020
King Salman's brother and nephew reportedly do not support Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has consolidated power in the kingdom. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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