By James M. Dorsey Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet supremacist and anti-pluralistic form of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism raises questions about the scope of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s commitment to […]
It seems the UK trains killers and supplies weapons with no regard for the humanitarian consequences. By Stuart Littlewood The toxic situation (by which I mean the continuing mega-slaughter of innocents) surrounding the Saudi crown prince’s […]
The Saudi-Israeli liaison By Lawrence Davidson Two Saudi leaders – then and now In a 2 April 2018 interview in the Atlantic, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman publicly declared that the Israelis “have a right to live […]
By James M. Dorsey There has long been debate about the longevity of the Saudi ruling family. One major reason for doubts about the Al Sauds’ viability was the Faustian bargain they made with the Wahhabis, […]
By James M. Dorsey Lurking in the background of a Saudi-Moroccan spat over World Cup hosting rights and the Gulf crisis is a more fundamental competition for the mantle of spearheading the promotion of a moderate interpretation of […]
By James M. Dorsey A United Arab Emirates-backed Saudi effort to wrest control from Jordan of Islam’s holy places in Jerusalem signals a sharper, more overt edge to Saudi religious diplomacy and the kingdom’s quest for […]
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman could well dash expectations that he is gunning for a break with Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism rather than a shaving off of the rough edges of Wahhabi […]
By James M. Dorsey Traditionally focussed on ultra-conservative Sunni Islam, Saudi funding in the era of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has been streamlined and fine tuned to ensure that it serves his geopolitical ambitions, primarily […]
By James M. Dorsey Continued, albeit slower-paced US and Turkish leaks potentially provide insight into far more than the circumstances of the October killing of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. They focus attention on Saudi […]
By James M. Dorsey These are tough times for Saudi Arabia. The drama enveloping the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the brutal way in which it was carried out have captured public attention. In reality, […]