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Climate change in the Middle East will amplify preexisting vulnerabilities stemming from conflict, displacement, marginalization, and corruption, while also creating new risks. Governments in the region will need to adopt more inclusive reforms as part of their climate adaptation strategies.
Can Washington wrangle a deal?
The PGA merger is about much more than just golf its about imagery, it's about money, it's about power and it's about the capacity of Saudi Arabia to project its influence through money and hydrocarbons, both in the region and abroad.
The agreement to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is part of a broader 360-degree projection of hard and soft power designed to make Saudi Arabia a key player in the region and a pivotal one abroad with ties to all comers large and small.
Women in Saudi Arabia still face challenges and obstacles, but the restrictions of the past are being dismantled.
In an interview, Abdullah Baabood discusses Beijing’s evolving role in the Gulf region, where its priority is stability.
Formal normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia has been a longstanding U.S. goal. The questions, though, are how much that normalization is worth in today’s climate, what Washington should be prepared to pay for it, and what it should receive in return.
Because of its reliance on the Gulf region for much of its oil and gas, China has a strong interest in preserving security in the region, an early example of which was its mediation of the recent Saudi Arabia-Iran reconciliation.
Will this week’s Arab summit breathe new life into a Saudi-Syrian understanding over Lebanon?
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