saudi arabia
MBS is Playing Age of Empires
Mohammed bin Salman is choosing Saudi Arabia over the global world order and leaders are panicking.
The New Gulf Cold War
Gulf Arab states are each heading in their own direction and rivalries are intensifying. It's creating an environment ripe for escalation.
Johnny of Arabia
This week, we have news on superyachts and a celebrity who has become best friends with Mohammed bin Salman.
Is MBS the most powerful man in the world?
As a teenager, Mohammed bin Salman was obsessed by powerful men like Alexander the Great. No matter that he was so far down the line of succession that his elder half-brothers and cousins would guffaw at the prospect of him becoming king (or becoming anything), while sending him to the
Jared Kushner's Middle East Cash Grab
Since the would-be Trump dynasty lost a bid for a second-term in the White House, most attention on son-in-law Jared Kushner has been about him writing a book to "provide historical context and help readers understand what it was like to work in the Trump White House." [https://www.vanityfair.
