Day: December 1, 2018

US-Saudi Ties

Post-Khashoggi US-Saudi Ties Become Iffy

Make no mistake, Trump is going out of the way to help MBS survive and is not taking chances. He even blocked the CIA Director from attending a US Senate hearing on Khashoggi murder, fearing that it might provoke Saudi retaliation against American interests on vital issues such as the world oil market.

US observation posts along Syria’s border

The US Is Helping Israel & The GCC Team Up Against Turkey In “Syrian Kurdistan”

Israel, the GCC, and the US all share common strategic interests in the Kurdish-controlled regions of northeastern Syria vis-à-vis Turkey, so Ankara has every reason to suspect that they might be jointly plotting against it from that part of its neighboring country. Serious concerns about this long-term strategic scenario might therefore help explain Turkey’s reorientation away from the West.