The storm about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October is unlikely to pass soon. If murder has been committed, it is unforgivable. But Saudi Arabia’s status as a small nation…
Month: October 2018
Crown Prince Mohammed reassures friends and counters critics in Bloomberg interview
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reassured friends and countered critics in a comprehensive and confident interview published last night by Bloomberg. He said President Trump’s speech in Mississippi on 3 October in which he said Saudi Arabia might…
What Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman told Bloomberg (in 1,400 words)
The US and Canada President Trump’s statement in Mississippi in which he said Saudi Arabia might not last two weeks without US military support was inaccurate but his speech would not undermine Saudi relations with the US. Canada’s criticism of…
Trump needs Saudi Arabia more than it needs him
It tells you something when an American president talks openly about his unsuccessful attempts to persuade another country to do what he wishes. But that’s what happened yesterday during President Trump’s unscripted speech to supporters in Mississippi. Trump referred to…