Saudi Arabia Is Looking To Form New Alliances

Mohammed bin Salman and Joe Biden in Jeddah in July. Photograph: Saudi Royal Court/Reuters  

Martin Chulov, The Guardian: Saudi Arabia is choosing friends on its own terms and Biden is not one of them  

Reactions in Washington to slashing oil supply have not concerned Mohammed bin Salman; nor have the optics of indirectly boosting Putin’s war 

Mohammed bin Salman had seen it coming. The groundswell of anger in Washington was clear and building since he helped lead an Opec+ decision to cut the world’s oil supply last week. 

But for the first time in the modern era of ties between the US and Saudi Arabia, there was no rush to placate hard feelings, or gloss over a rift. This was the birth of a new realpolitik, where nascent Saudi nationalism paid no heed to a historical ally and instead aligned itself to what Riyadh literally sees as a new world order.  

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WNU Editor: We are no longer in a uni-polar world where the US was the dominant power. There are new blocs forming, and countries like Saudi Arabia are looking for new partnerships. 

My prediction. 

Russia is the world's superpower when it comes to resources, so it is natural that Saudi Arabia wants stable relations with Moscow. China is the manufacturing superpower of the world and a major customer for Saudi oil, so it is only natural that Saudi Arabia wants stable relations with Beijing. 

Both China and Russia also have close ties with Iran, a country that Saudi Arabia needs to be contained. What better way to contain Iran by positioning yourself to be able to provide more to China and Russia than what Iran can do.