The Future of Saudi-US Relations in the Biden Era

179

December 8, 2020

Published in Arab News
(Saudi Arabia) on 7 December 2020
by Dr. Mohammed Al-Sulami (link to original link to original)

Translated from by . Edited by .

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link .

Hot this week

Block title

Australia: Iran, Not the US, Currently Has the Strategic Upper Hand

March 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

France: Iran: The US Faces a Quagmire

March 15, 2026. Published in Charente Libre

Trump ... is certainly finding out in this region that a 'special operation' can quickly turn into a quagmire, and that the Middle East is not Venezuela.

Ireland: The Irish Times View on Martin’s White House Visit: Peril in the Court of the Mad King

March 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Ireland: Real Legacy of Elvis May Be Contested, but His Story Recalls a Better America

March 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Saudi Arabia: Paradoxes of the Holy War

March 13, 2026. Published in Okaz

Are we looking at a return to the darkness of the Old World, or does President Trump intend to spring yet another one of his endless surprises on us?

Topics

Egypt: Between the Ukrainian and Iranian Traps

March 17, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum

If Russia and China were to provide Iran with military, intelligence and technological support, along with the necessary military equipment, particularly in the fields of air defense, aviation, electronics and drones ... then Iran would undoubtedly turn into a dangerous trap for the U.S.

Germany: Attack on Girls’ School in Iran: Outdated US Military Intelligence Led to a Deadly Mistake

March 17, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

[T]he bloody attack on the Minab schoolgirls may have been more than a mistake.

Canada: Why Allies Aren’t Leaping to Trump’s Aid in Strait of Hormuz

March 17, 2026. Published in CBC

Australia: MAGA’s Civil War over Donald Trump’s Conflict in Iran Descends into Personal Attacks

March 17, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia

Israel: Answer to an Antisemite: A People, Not a Religion

March 17, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom

You see, Mr. Carlson, this land was promised to a people, not to individuals.

India: How China’s Cautious Diplomacy in West Asia Reveals a Broader Strategy

March 17, 2026. Published in Firstpost

Beijing wants to avoid being drawn into a confrontation with Washington while still demonstrating that it has an independent voice on major international crises.

Saudi Arabia: The Fog of War in Washington

March 17, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

The confusion is not a bug, it seems to be a fundamental feature of Washington’s discourse since the beginning of the war.

Australia: If Trump’s America Is Not Winning This War – and It’s Not – Who Is?

March 16, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

Austria: The Tariff Ruling Impacts Several Pillars of Trump’s Political Agenda

March 1, 2026. Published in Der Standard

Trump and his advisers have repeatedly insisted that the U.S. president can pretty much do whatever he wants and that the pesky Congress need only be consulted rarely.

Taiwan: US Pushing of ‘Venezuela Model’ Will Invite Inevitable Backlash

February 19, 2026. Published in Meihua News

The prevailing view among the international community is that while American hegemony still exists, it is now in a state of relative decline.

Iraq: From Noriega to Maduro: The Logic of Force in US Policy

February 19, 2026. Published in alsabaah

When political legitimacy becomes contingent on recognition by a superpower, populations lose their right to self-determination and democracy becomes a selective tool.

Cuba: Are Our Days Numbered?

February 14, 2026. Published in La Juventude Rebelde

[T]he media and social networks have deployed an offensive that relentlessly repeats expressions of anti-Cuban euphoria.

Nigeria: Emerging World Order, Trump and Lessons for Africa

February 6, 2026. Published in The Sun

Trump's actions revealed willingness to privilege raw national interests over collective stability and legal norms.

Trump Leaves, and with Him, the Mythical Deal with Saudi Arabia

Joe Biden, Congress Will Face Turbulent, Combustible Middle East