Saudi Vision 2030

September 21, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Palestinians Need their own Vision 2030

A week after Israel and Saudi Arabia signed an MOU for the establishment of a seven-nation, cross-border, ship-to-rail transit network, Saudi media reported that Riyadh has suspended normalization...

June 5, 2023 | |

Iran to Reopen Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Blinken Visits

Iran is reopening its embassy and diplomatic offices in Saudi Arabia on June 6 after a seven-year freeze. The two countries made the decision in March, when Beijing hosted Saudi Arabian National Security...

May 23, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

The Road to Israel-Saudi Normalization Runs Through Washington

Open ties between the two nations are in everyone’s interest, but it will take serious intent and deft maneuvering from America to get there. Is the administration up to it?

May 22, 2023 | Tony Badran |

The New Saudi State Sets Off Into Uncharted Geopolitical Waters

Far from being uncooperative, Saudi Arabia under MBS is playing precisely the regional role that Obama and Biden have long demanded—only more so

September 28, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

3001 Arabian nights

The Saudi crown prince means to transform the kingdom

April 16, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Diplomatic Arson in the Middle East

The Biden administration’s torching of U.S.-Saudi relations

November 12, 2018 | Varsha Koduvayur |

The US is too reliant on oil. Here’s how it can fix that.

The killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi confirms what we already know: The US alliance with Saudi Arabia is not built on shared values. This is a relation...

November 2, 2018 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Some ‘Modernizer’

Is Saudi Arabia’s crown prince joining a long line of absolutist rulers in the Middle East?

October 5, 2018 | Varsha Koduvayur |

Silencing of Critics Threatens to Undermine Saudi Reform Efforts

Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist known for his criticisms of the Saudi government and the crown prince, disappeared Tuesday after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. With still no contact from him, his friends and fiancée fear the worst.

September 28, 2018 | John Hannah |

Trump Needs to Start Worrying About Saudi Arabia’s Reform Efforts

The United States has a profound interest in helping Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman avoid his own worst impulses.

March 20, 2018 | Varsha Koduvayur

Why Investors Should Not Fret about Saudi Arabia’s Approach to Reform

Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, is on timely visit to foreign capitals—Washington included—this month. The tour comes amidst rising doubts within Washington&rs...

January 24, 2018 | Varsha Koduvayur

Saudi Women Benefit from New Reforms, but Still Face an Uneven Playing Field

Last week, women entered sports stadiums in Saudi Arabia for the first time to watch Jeddah-based soccer club al-Ahli thrash al-Batin by...

November 29, 2017 | Clifford D. May |

The man who would be Saudi king

Mohammad bin Salman is a young man in a hurry. When I visited Saudi Arabia back in February he was only the deputy cro...

June 21, 2017 |

Saudi King Ousts His Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman dismissed his heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, on Wednesday morning...

February 22, 2017 | Clifford D. May

The kingdom, the power and the petroleum

 Saudi Arabia is changing. When government officials here tell you that, you take it with an oversized grain of salt. But when Saudi human rights activists say the same, you pay attenti...