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MbS’ Asia Tour Is Much More Than a Post-Khashoggi Photo-Op

February 22, 2019 Opinion

Many have dismissed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s Asia tour to Pakistan, India, and China as nothing more than a post-Khashoggi photo-op to shore up international support, but it’s actually…

Vision 2030: Towards a New Saudi Arabia Or No Saudi Arabia?

February 7, 2019 Opinion

Saudi Arabia clinched 37 deals worth $53 billion after announcing that it intends to attract upwards of $426 billion in total over the next decade as it seeks to advance Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salm…

The “Brave New (Saudi-)Canadian” Shows that Renouncing Islam Might Lead to Asylum

January 22, 2019 Opinion

18-year-old Saudi citizen Rahaf al-Qunun ran away from her family during a vacation in Kuwait after boarding a flight to Thailand where she planned to transit en route to Australia after asking for as…

Mohammed bin Salman’s Awful Year

December 30, 2018 Opinion

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has had a tumultuous 2018. He has gone from being hailed a revolutionary who would bring a Saudi Arab Spring to being censured unanimously by the US…

The Great Saudi Muddle

December 29, 2018 Opinion

Does the Senate want Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to own up to the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi? Is it really seeking an end to Saudi Arabia’s war of aggression against Yemen? Th…

Mohammed bin Salman’s Fall from Grace is the Start of a Much Bigger Crisis

December 28, 2018 Opinion

The words that were to seal Jamal Khashoggi’s fate are of no consequence. At the time, Khashoggi himself was unconscious of the danger he was putting himself in. It was 15 November, 2016. Trump had ju…

What Will 2019 have in Store for the Dysfunctional GCC?

December 25, 2018 Opinion

In the aftermath of the 39th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held in Riyadh earlier this month, the war of narratives behind the Qatar crisis continues. Voices in Doha and the blocka…

India Caught Between Iran and Saudi Arabia

December 19, 2018 Opinion

The following is an interview in which geopolitical expert Andrew Korybko offers his analysis of Saudi Arabia’s decision to offer new investments to India at a time when the US is leveraging its main …