America's Outdated Special Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Saudi King Salman shaking hands with President Barack Obama Like other longstanding American relationships in the Middle East, the ties between Washington and Riyadh have nothing to do with human rights or democracy. The alliance rests mostly on two key factors: natural resources and regional stability. First, in addition to being the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the House of Saud is the custodian of a singular holy resource: oil. Saudi Arabia’s role as the of the crucial fossil fuel, as well as its cultural and political influence ...
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