Fearing Abandonment by the U.S., the Saudis Look to Russia and China
Diplomatic arson.
September 15, 2021
Diplomatic arson.
Saudi Arabia has been in the news this week because of the recent release of a 2016 FBI report on the role of its subjects in the September 11 terrorist attacks. But there is other, more timely news from the country that the press has largely ignored: a military cooperation agreement concluded last month between Riyadh, a traditional U.S ally, and Moscow, a supporter of the anti-American Iran-Syria axis. Ilan Berman comments:
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The significance of Monday’s summit.
Frozen Jews.
If we’re going to shame people, we should also find a way to forgive them.
When the warrior and poet chose not to kill his sworn enemy.