Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The Mask of US-Saudi Friendship Is Finally Slipping 102 February 6, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in CBC (Canada) on 6 February 2015 by Neil Macdonald (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Canadainternational relationsSaudi Arabia Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: The Agreement on the US Budget Is a Defeat for the Democrats November 24, 2025. Published in Der Standard 0 Israel: Gaza Proves You Can’t Solve Everything with Business Deals November 21, 2025. Published in Israel HayomThe president struggles with the possibility that not every conflict can be resolved through transactional diplomacy and financial incentives. 0 India: No Nation Deserves Ukraine’s Fate: A War It Cannot Win, a Peace It Cannot Accept November 24, 2025. Published in The Indian Express 0 Canada: Ukraine ‘Peace’ Plan Will Only Delay the Inevitable Reckoning November 24, 2025. Published in National Post 0 Oman: Israel’s Crimes Cannot Be Hidden November 24, 2025. Published in alwatan [T]he United States has not suspended any assistance to any Israeli unit, despite the compelling evidence of war crimes. 0 Topics India: A Tenuous Truce: Can the Updated US-Ukraine Peace Plan Actually End the War? November 29, 2025. Published in FirstpostThe US 28-point plan, which favoured Russia, was seen in Moscow as a potential starting point, but the revised, Western-aligned version has been dismissed as “entirely unconstructive.” 0 South Africa: How Revoking Naledi Pandor’s US Visa Was Engineered November 29, 2025. Published in Cape TimesThe question we therefore need to ask is who is next? 0 Saudi Arabia: A Tale of Two ‘Virtual’ Ceasefires November 29, 2025. Published in Arab News 0 Palestine: Peace: Rest in Peace November 28, 2025. Published in alquds“The Palestinians like me. The Palestinians are doing very well actually.” 0 Iraq: The Anxious America: When Fear Becomes a Component of Political Awareness November 27, 2025. Published in alsabaahThis contradiction between fearing violence while simultaneously rejecting it defines the current American mood. 0 Austria: Trump’s Double Failures November 27, 2025. Published in Der StandardThe first cracks are appearing in the MAGA movement, which has long been drunk with power. 0 Spain: Marco Rubio: Semiotics of the ‘Bully’ November 27, 2025. Published in La JornadaRubio represents a function: that of translating the doctrine of interventionism into everyday language. 0 Japan: Trump Administration’s ‘Spitballs,’ Seeking To Shrink the Press November 26, 2025. Published in Sankei Shimbun 0 Related Articles Saudi Arabia: Riyadh and Washington … Filling the Vacuum and Lifting Stability November 25, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatThe new landscape consolidates Riyadh’s position as a regional power. Saudi Arabia: Peace Prospects in Middle East following Saudi-US Summit November 25, 2025. Published in Arab NewsWashington opposes exposing the security of the Arabian Gulf to risks, whether the threat comes from Israel or Iran. Canada: Carney Says ‘Who Cares?’ about Talking to Trump as Tariffs Hit Canadian Workers November 24, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun Canada: Ukraine ‘Peace’ Plan Will Only Delay the Inevitable Reckoning November 24, 2025. Published in National Post Australia: The Trump Presidency Could Be a Priceless Gift to Australia November 24, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleThe Shrinking Middle Class: So far, Just a US StoryNext articleObama and the US Join the Greek Chorus LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment