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  • What is Iraq’s role at the coming Arab summit in Saudi Arabia?

    Iraq will participate in a major regional conference in Saudi Arabia starting on July 15 along with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, Egypt, Jordan, and the US. It follows Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s efforts to improve relations between regional rivals, particularly Iran and Saudi Arabia.

  • Are US and Saudi Arabia Allies? The Relationship Under Biden Administration

    The Saudis also want a road map for many more decades of US foreign investment and cooperation in a range of sectors. Officials will probably ask for additional military hardware, such as more Patriot anti-missile interceptors to fend off attacks from the Houthis in Yemen and, potentially, Iran. They want diplomatic support to turn a fragile truce in that war into a long-lasting peace. And they seek greater assurances on regional security, particularly given fears that a nuclear-armed Iran is on the horizon.

  • Does Turkey have ‘an eye’ on Iraq?

    Despite the focus on the PKK, deeper dynamics are also perceived to be at play. Former Iraqi prime minister (2006-14) Nouri Al-Maliki—the long-time head of the State of Law bloc—has gone further and argued that Turkey’s actions are in fact a sign that it is “eyeing” ways to reassert control over territory lost following the break-up of the Ottoman Empire a century ago.

  • Libyans are protesting. What can they learn from the events rocking Tunisia?

    Tunisia is experiencing one of its most difficult moments since its independence from France in 1956. On July 25, Tunisians will be called to express—through a referendum—their acceptance or rejection of a new constitution proposed by President Kais Saied to seemingly transform the country from a parliamentary system to a presidential one. However, the truth is that Tunisians are being called to express their opinion on whether Saeid’s actions to freeze parliament and rule by decree, undertaken nearly a year ago, constitute a legitimate intervention by the highest institution of the republic or simply a coup d’etat. Saied claims he is attempting to prevent the collapse of the Tunisian state due to the corruption and incompetence of its legislative and executive branches.

  • Can Saudi cash injection propel Aston Martin share price?

    Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is in talks with Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) about taking a stake in the UK luxury motor manufacturer. Aston Martin is facing the challenge of funding its next generation of sports cars, and its first push into electric vehicles, the business is saddled with debt and producing no net cash. It’s share price has been down 68% this year and 40% this month. So, can the Saudis bring the Aston Martin share price back to life?

  • Investing in Geography: Will the Saudi Bid to Become a Logistics Hub Pay Dividends?

    With more than 1,400 miles of coast overlooking two of the busiest global shipping routes and a unique geographic position connecting three continents, Saudi Arabia has placed logistics at the core of its economic diversification agenda.

  • Opinion: Biden’s America and MBS’s Saudi Arabia: Is Diplomacy Possible?

    Instead of a sweeping rebuke, perhaps an acknowledgement of the heinous crime without the excoriation of the U.S.’ most valuable ally in the Muslim-majority world, would have been more astute. This is a region where memories are measured by the reigns of monarchs and time dates back to the Hijra, the Prophet Mohammed’s divinely ordained decampment from Mecca, in the year 622 of the modern era.

  • Can Saudi Aramco Meet Its Oil Production Promises?

    Over the last eight weeks or so, there has been frenetic activity inside Aramco to prepare for an output surge. “MSC,” as maximum sustainable capacity is known at the company’s headquarters in Dhahran, has been the key topic of discussion. Company insiders, speaking in private, say it can reach 12 million barrels a day within 30 days and sustain that level for at least 90 days. What about longer? Aramco is simply confident it will prove skeptics like Macron wrong. Have faith, is the message.

  • Can Saudi Aramco Meet Its Oil Production Promises?

    Aramco, the state-owned Saudi Arabian oil giant, claims it can sustainably pump 12 million barrels a day, well above the kingdom’s OPEC+ August target of 11 million barrels. For the global economy, Saudi spare capacity is the last line of defense against more energy inflation. But apart from a few top company executives and a handful of Saudi royals, no one knows for sure whether Aramco can deliver.

  • Saudi Arabia surges toward a post-oil economy. Can its people keep up?

    Mr. Hashboul’s career shifts, and the seized opportunities by many like-minded young Saudis, are part and parcel of a wildly ambitious plan by Saudi leadership to transform the economy. After years of false starts, the move away from a reliance on oil is finally in full swing.