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  • The US is the world’s biggest oil producer — so why do we still need to import crude and ask countries like Saudi Arabia for help?

    Rystad Energy, a private energy research firm, found in a 2020 analysis that Middle Eastern oil fields have the world’s lowest production cost at $31 a barrel. The U.S. produced oil from deepwater wells was at $43 a barrel, with fracking-produced oil costing $44 a barrel.

  • Can the Taliban’s Hassib Habibi Save Afghanistan’s Economy?

    In many ways, Habibi is the embodiment of the paradox of today’s Afghanistan, once again run by the Taliban after 20 years of U.S. efforts and occupation. By all accounts, Habibi would fit in at any hip Kabul cafe where his peers quote the Canadian rapper Drake, UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and tech bro Elon Musk. But he also speaks at length about being called to jihad and his Islamic duty to protect his nation against an infidel occupier.

  • ISIS Fighters’ Children Are Growing Up in a Desert Camp. What Will They Become?

    Viewed from a helicopter, this enormous camp that holds the wives and children of dead or captured Islamic State fighters was a sea of white tents against the desolate landscape of drought-stricken northeastern Syria. From the ground, the human dimension of this tragedy came into focus. As a convoy of armored vehicles made its way up a dusty road, children emerged to stand at the fence amid garbage. Some waved. One boy, in a faded “Star Wars” shirt, stood with hands clasped behind his back. Another, in an oversize polo shirt, held aloft a star folded from paper.

  • Explainer: How much extra oil can Saudi Arabia pump?

    A senior source said Aramco could pump another 1 million bpd, on top of the roughly 10.5 million bpd it was then producing, meaning output could not go above 11.5 million bpd.

  • Explainer: How much extra oil can Saudi Arabia pump?

    Top U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein told a television programme on Sunday that major producers with spare capacity are likely to raise output in the coming weeks, based on discussions held during Biden's visit.

  • Will the Saudis help the U.S. beat Huawei?

    The 5G and 6G technology at the heart of the new U.S.–Saudi partnership could someday power all kinds of equipment. “The intention is to scale it to applications built on 5G which could include, for example, remote management of devices in the energy grid,” said the senior administration official.

  • Will the Saudis help the U.S. beat Huawei?

    One of the agreements is a cybersecurity partnership between CISA, the FBI and Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority. But the other — a deal between the U.S. and Saudi telecom agencies to foster private-sector collaboration on the rollout of 5G networks — could give the U.S. a boost in its battle with China over the security of next-generation telecom networks.

  • Does the US Have Patience for the Middle East Quad’s Geopolitical Differences?

    The idea for the I2U2 group originated last October as a way to leverage newfound common ground between Israel and its Arab neighbors in the aftermath of the Abraham Accords. India was looped in ostensibly as a regional economic power, a counterweight to China, and as a link to the original Quad in the Indo-Pacific. In the midst of the Ukraine war, Biden will hope to build consensus within the coalition on isolating Washington’s key geopolitical

  • Will reset with Biden end Saudi-Chinese missile cooperation?

    Joseph A. Kéchichian, an expert on Saudi Arabia and a senior fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh, recalled that senior Saudi officials have repeatedly stated that they will match Iran’s military capabilities. He told Amwaj.media that the discovery of the missile production sites in Dawadami has “confirmed that Riyadh meant what it said.” He added that if Iran were to one day build nuclear weapons, “Saudi Arabia will too.”

  • Will return of Iranian pilgrims revive Iraq’s religious tourism sector?

    The corona-virus pandemic has dealt a severe blow to Iraq’s religious tourism sector over the past two years. Back in 2020, the Iraqi government faced the same dilemma as other countries when considering measures to curtail the spread of the virus. Baghdad’s decision to close border crossings and sharply limit the entry of foreign nationals was met with consternation at home, particularly from Iraqis whose livelihoods depend on Shiite pilgrims.