Bashar al-Assad’s regime has used the drug partly as a means of ensuring that Syria is reintegrated into the Arab world, allowing its leadership to reinforce its position after years of isolation and conflict.
Seoul and Riyadh are attempting to use threats of proliferation to influence negotiations with Washington.
To create an environment more conducive to cooperation and development, U.S. and Chinese efforts should seek the endorsement of neighboring countries and regional organizations. Otherwise, regional and geopolitical rivalries will remain barriers.
A discussion on the reformation of the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia's statement that its normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel is contingent on a Palestinian state.
The Israel-Hamas war has complicated Israel's relations with some Arab countries that had begun to formally normalize relations with the Jewish state.
Technoscientific cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia has blossomed in recent years. Mohammed Al-Sudairi explains how Riyadh’s collaboration with Beijing assists its pursuit of technoscientific self-strengthening.
As the United States has moved away from Saudi oil, the relationship between the two countries has grown complicated. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has only deepened the divide.
