
Saudi Arabia is betting that oil markets will rebalance themselves at higher prices, and it has no economic backup plan if prices remain low.

Of all the foreign policy fantasies of the current administration, one of the most alluring is that key Sunni Arab states can now be mobilized effectively in the service of U.S. interests.

In an interview, Princeton University’s Bernard Haykel discusses Saudi Arabia’s multiple challenges.

Donald Trump’s immigration ban has angered many Arabs, but not their leaders.

If General Raheel Sharif agrees to head the Islamic Military Alliance, it would have major domestic and foreign policy implications for Pakistan.

After retiring as Pakistan’s chief of army staff, Raheel Sharif is taking over as director of a Saudi Arabia-led alliance against terrorism. This will help re-establish goodwill between the countries.

Saudi Arabia’s plans of privatizing the economy to overcome oil dependence hinge on opening up its political sphere.

President-elect Donald Trump may find it difficult to translate his campaign talking points on the Middle East into concrete policies.

Regional competition and the lack of a cooperation strategy with its neighbors are compounding Saudi Arabia’s inability to act as an oil price setter.

In an interview, academic and activist Ziad Majed examines the destructive dynamics across the Middle East.