Saudi Arabia’s recent courtship with Russia and Israel should be understood as a failure of the United States government to assure Saudi Arabia of their security.
For much of the last 35 years Saudi Arabia has looked to the United States as a beacon of security and a source of political clout. This relationship was born out of, and in response to, the growing Soviet influence throughout the Cold War and was later reinforced by the geo-political threat posed by the Iranian revolution. But cracks are beginning to emerge in this relationship, and the Saudis have begun to look for …read more
Saudi Arabia’s Unlikely Flirtation with Russia and Israel
