Riyadh and the World: What to Make of Saudi Arabia’s Recent Diplomacy
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The Saudi Foreign Policy Approach to the Middle East
There's a sense if you go back a few years, what you had to stand off within the Gulf Corporation Council. Relations with Western and some other governments were difficult because of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Then in 2019, you had the attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure. And Iran was widely assumed to be behind those and the US didn't do anything despite all the support the Saudis had shown against Iran. So wasn't it maybe that Saudi Arabia felt a bit too exposed? Some of the more aggressive parts of Saudi policy had backfired. They weren't working, but maybe it was time to try something else - increased emphasis,. as you say, on the region, but also
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