For whatever reason, it may behoove Westerners to say that Saudi Arabia is reforming, but the real test of reform is freedom of expression. Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who has been applauded by many, has begun a “sweeping crackdown against dissent, which saw some of the kingdom’s prominent academics, journalists, and preachers thrown into […]
Saudi Arabia aims to reduce tensions with Iran, moves to normalize relationship with Syria
In the post-Trump world, countries are realigning fast, leaving America behind. The alliances being formed for expedience and mutual convenience are not in American interests, or for that matter, in the interests of the West (or Israel). Speculation has vanished about any possibility of Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel. Not that it was a […]