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Saudi Arabia’s Oil Price War Could Very Easily Backfire

March 9, 2020

Russia's rejection of its OPEC+ partners' request to further reduce oil production in response to slumping demand prompted Saudi Arabia to unwisely initiate an oil price war over the weekend as reveng…

2019 Has Been a Year of Defeats for Saudi Arabia & MbS

January 10, 2020

Opinion

We can almost hear the new mood music, the new theme song, drifting out of the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tune is “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” but it’s not the voice of Mick Ja…

Everything You Were Told About the Syrian War was Wrong – Until Now

November 11, 2019

Opinion

That wars end very differently to our own expectations – or our plans – was established long ago. That “we” won the Second World War did not mean the Americans would win the Vietnam war, or …

Narendra Modi in Saudi Arabia: Everything You Need to Know

October 31, 2019

Opinion

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Riyadh on Monday (October 28, 2019) night for a two-day visit, his second to Saudi Arabia since he came to power in 2014. While India and the kingdom ha…

Even If He Becomes King, Mohammed bin Salman will Likely be the Last

September 20, 2019

Opinion

Surrounded by unyielding enemies of its own making, and cheered on by opportunist allies determined to suck its blood to the last drop, Saudi Arabia seems to have landed itself in an unprecedented pre…

When the Saudis and Emiratis Fall Out

August 26, 2019

Opinion

Just over a fortnight after he issued a decree stripping Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Abu Dhabi on Friday to collect a prize - the Ord…

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Strategic Plan’ to Take Turkey Down

August 8, 2019

Opinion

Saudi Arabia has begun implementing a “strategic plan” to confront the Turkish government, after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman decided he was being “too patient” with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

Yemen: Emirati Drawdown could Give MbS a Way Out

July 7, 2019

Opinion

There was a time - and to the Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, it must now seem a long time ago - that a war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels sounded like a very good…