Monday, December 23, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024
Get the Daily
Briefing by Email

Subscribe

Daily Briefing: WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE U.S.-SAUDI ARABIA RELATIONSHIP?

A RELATIONSHIP IN TATTERS?
WATCH:  U.S.-Saudi Relations: What Next? Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Oct. 20, 2022 — The decision earlier this month by Saudi Arabia, in coordination with Russia as part of OPEC Plus, to cut oil production has escalated tensions in the U.S.-Saudi relationship. 1:30 PM—2:30 PM EDT (UTC-4) Live Online.  Please register here.

US-Saudi Ties at An All-Time Low:  Gideon Rackman, The Rackman Review, Oct. 20, 2022 — Hello and welcome to the Rachman Review. I’m Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator of the Financial Times. This week’s edition is about Saudi Arabia’s place in the world at a time when its relations with the United States are under unprecedented strain. My guest is Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies here in London. So, as the Ukraine war fractures the international system, whose side is Saudi Arabia really on?
________________________________________

Is Biden Trying to Overthrow Saudi Arabia’s Government?:  Brandon J. Weich, Washington Times, Oct. 17, 2022

U.S. and Saudi Officials Trade Shots Over OPEC Cuts, Testing Longstanding Ties:  Joseph Clark, Washington Times, Oct. 13, 2022
Amid U.S.-Saudi Tensions, Officials Say Military Ties Will Endure Nancy A. Youssef and Vivian Salama, WSJ, Oct. 12, 2022
Mythmaking about Khashoggi Has Disastrously Backfired on Biden:  Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, Oct. 8, 2022


      For Further Reference:

 The Last Jew from Saudi Arabia:  David Shuker, WSJ, Aug. 24, 2022 I am the last survivor of the Jewish community that lived near the southern Saudi Arabian city of Najran.

Saudi Arabia and Russia May Find Their Oil Pricing Power Limited: Clifford Krauss, NY Times, Oct. 4, 2022 Even if Saudi Arabia and other leading oil-exporting countries cut their production targets this week, spurning U.S. efforts to keep supplies flowing, the move may barely register in global oil prices.

Saudi Arabia’s Super Fund Leans on Influence of BCG Power Broker:  Dinesh Nair, Matthew Martin and Ben Bartenstein, Yahoo! Finance, Oct. 17, 2022 — Saudi Arabia’s plan to use its massive sovereign wealth fund to pursue grand ambitions has helped create a $1.8 billion bonanza for global consulting firms.
 
UAE Says It Fully Stands with Saudi Arabia to Support Energy Stability, Security:  Financial Post, Oct. 17, 2022 — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday said it fully stands with Saudi Arabia in its efforts to support energy stability and security, UAE state news agency (WAM) reported, citing a foreign ministry statement.

Opec! | Despite what you might think, the building was NOT m… | Flickr

Making OPEC+ Subject to US Antitrust Law Will Backfire:  Javier Blas, Bloomberg, Oct. 17, 2022 The last thing the global bond market needs on top of aggressive interest rate hikes is more trouble. Yet, there’s more coming, and from an unlikely source: a rapidly deteriorating relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Democrats Turn Up the Heat on Saudi Arabia:  Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, Oct. 18, 2022 In Washington, or at least some corners of it, knives are being sharpened for Saudi Arabia.

 

An Uneasy Partnership: U.S-Saudi Relations:  Sarika Rahman, Kendall Carll, et al, Institute for Youth in Policy, Oct. 17, 2022On June 15, 2022, President Biden visited Saudi Arabia to engage in bilateral talks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, often referred to as MBS. Saudi Arabia marks the last destination on Biden’s first official trip as President to the Middle East. Even before his arrival, the U.S.-Saudi bilateral meetings were already facing domestic criticism, mainly due to previous allegations of murder and corruption made against MBS. Regardless, the trip held great importance for the future of U.S.-Saudi relations, as it indicated a shift in Biden’s policy with Saudi Arabia. 

File:
Youtube-logo-red.png – Wikimedia Commons

 

The Future of the US-Saudi RelationshipMiddle East Institute, YouTube, Oct. 14, 2022 

 

Top Saudi Diplomat Discusses U.S. Relations, Human Rights, Oil Production, Iran and Israel:  PBS NewsHour, YouTube, July 16, 2022 President Biden finished his visit to the Middle East Saturday at a meeting of 10 regional leaders led by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. The trip largely focused on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, but there was also talk of whether the kingdom would make enough oil to ease gas prices. Nick Schifrin spoke with Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, to discuss.

 

Donate CIJR

Become a CIJR Supporting Member!

Most Recent Articles

Syria: Is Iran Retreating While Turkey Advances?

0
By David Bensoussan The author is a professor of science at the University of Quebec. For 54 years, the Assad dictatorship, led by father and son,...

The Empty Symbolism of Criminal Charges Against Hamas

0
Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe, Sept. 8, 2024 “… no Palestinian terrorist has ever been brought to justice in the United States for atrocities committed against Americans abroad.”   Hersh Goldberg-Polin...

Britain Moves Left, But How Far?

0
Editorial WSJ, July 5, 2024   “Their failures created an opening for Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, a party promising stricter immigration controls and the lower-tax policies...

HELP CIJR GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS

0
"For the second time this year, it is my greatest merit to lead you into battle and to fight together.  On this day 80...

Subscribe Now!

Subscribe now to receive the
free Daily Briefing by email

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

  • Subscribe to the Daily Briefing

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.