The US’ Partial Arms Embargo On Israel Is Aimed At Pressuring It Into A Regional Peace Deal By Andrew Korybko There’ll be those activist-minded members of the Mainstream Media and the Alt-Media Community who’ll pick and choose which element of this… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia
It’s Significant That Saudi Arabia Reportedly Helped Intercept Iranian Missiles
It’s Significant That Saudi Arabia Reportedly Helped Intercept Iranian Missiles By Andrew Korybko The latest regional conflict served to recalibrate Saudi grand strategy towards the West, though this doesn’t automatically preclude its possible membership in BRICS. Israeli media cited a royal Saudi source… Read More ›
Why Are The Saudis Interested In Buying Russo-Indo BrahMos Supersonic Missiles?
Why Are The Saudis Interested In Buying Russo-Indo BrahMos Supersonic Missiles? By Andrew Korybko The Saudi-Iranian dimension of Russia’s military diplomacy is the latest frontier of this policy after Armenia & Azerbaijan, China & India, Syria & Turkiye, and most recently… Read More ›
Egypt And Saudi Arabia Aren’t Expected To Step Up After The West Suspended UNRWA Funding
Egypt And Saudi Arabia Aren’t Expected To Step Up After The West Suspended UNRWA Funding By Andrew Korybko Egypt’s security-centric policy prevents it from opening the border to fleeing refugees while political factors vis-a-vis Israel and the US are responsible for… Read More ›
Why Did Saudi Arabia Clarify That It Hasn’t Yet Accepted BRICS Membership?
Why Did Saudi Arabia Clarify That It Hasn’t Yet Accepted BRICS Membership? By Andrew Korybko It can plausibly be hypothesized that Saudi Arabia’s unexpected decision to delay formal membership in BRICS is due to Western perceptions about this association, Iran’s involvement… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Is Expected To Eventually Resume Its Secret Normalization Talks With Israel
Saudi Arabia Is Expected To Eventually Resume Its Secret Normalization Talks With Israel By Andrew Korybko To deflect from predictable accusations of “selling out to the Zionists”, Mohammed Bin Salman might have his country offer to fund Gaza’s reconstruction. Biden speculated on Friday… Read More ›
What Did The Houthis’ Attempted Bombing Of Israel Aim To Achieve?
What Did The Houthis’ Attempted Bombing Of Israel Aim To Achieve? By Andrew Korybko The Houthis’ attempted bombing of Israel is a major move because it was arguably approved by Iran, which authorized this attack despite the risk that it could… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Is Reaping The Geo-Economic Fruits Of Sino-US Competition
Saudi Arabia Is Reaping The Geo-Economic Fruits Of Sino-US Competition By Andrew Korybko Through these three major developments over the past year that all directly arose from Vision 2030, MBS was able to do the seemingly impossible by reaping the geo-economic… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From The Newly Commenced Saudi-US Peace Process For Sudan
Five Takeaways From The Newly Commenced Saudi-US Peace Process For Sudan By Andrew Korybko The US remains the most influential foreign actor in this conflict, which it was responsible for sparking but is now trying to stop since the military-strategic dynamics… Read More ›
The Reportedly Planned Restoration Of Saudi-Syrian Relations Would Be A Victory For Russia
The Reportedly Planned Restoration Of Saudi-Syrian Relations Would Be A Victory For Russia By Andrew Korybko West Asia’s geopolitical trends are moving along a trajectory that’s aligned with Russia’s grand strategic vision for International Relations. Russian diplomacy would achieve yet another… Read More ›