Dr. Abdullah Faisal Alrabeh

This is a pivotal moment for the Middle East. The boundaries of power and diplomacy are being redrawn through a mix of explicit military threats and hard-nosed negotiation. As attention turns to the anticipated meeting between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials in Istanbul, strategic…

A year into US President Donald Trump’s second term, it has become clear his victory was a fleeting anomaly, but a stark reflection of extreme grievances against traditional institutions. With a solid majority in Congress, President Trump has a mandate that few of his predecessors had enjoyed,…

The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington defined mutual commitments and expectations of the countries’ bilateral relations, going beyond diplomatic courtesies and vague rhetoric about security agreements. While the defense treaties and arrangements regarding nuclear energy…

The Saudi-US relationship is a complex subject. In-depth discussions of their strategic vision for the global economy and Middle Eastern security necessarily branch out in multiple directions. Several books have been written about this strategic alliance that has ebbed and flowed over its eighty…