A gruesome murder bares world powers’ flawed policies.
Is Saudi Arabia Getting Unmoored?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is showing traits which Iraq’s Saddam Hussein had previously put on display.
Khashoggi Crisis Holds a Mirror to Turkey
Turkey’s anger over possible Saudi role in Khashoggi disappearance rings hollow.
Saudi Arabia’s Jig’s Up: Khashoggi Case Reshapes the Middle East
The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi threatens to upend the fundaments of fault lines in the Middle East.
Turkey and Saudi Arabia: Engaged in a Journalist-Snatching Alliance?
A Saudi journalist’s disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism.
UK: Aimlessly Aiding and Abetting Saudi Arabia?
New report questions Saudi Arabia’s utility for Britain.
Pakistan: Playing Politics with Religion
By seizing on the blasphemy issue, Imran Khan puts himself between a rock and a hard place.
Dissing Canada: How the Saudis Beat Themselves
Multiple diplomatic spats raise questions about Saudi concept of sovereignty and its human rights obligations internationally.
Talking to Rouhani: Trump Shooting from the Hip? Or Following a Script?
Message to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv: Don’t worry, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has no intention of meeting his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, unconditionally.
US Spurring Instability in the Middle East
Multiple Middle Eastern disputes are threatening to spill out of control. This is largely due to the changed role of the United States.























