The U.S.-Saudi Crackup Reaches A Dramatic Tipping Point -- Washington Post
The strange thing about the crackup in U.S.-Saudi relations is that it has been on the way for more than two years, like a slow-motion car wreck, but nobody in Riyadh or Washington has done anything decisive to avert it.
The breach became dramatic over the past week. Last Friday, Saudi Arabia refused to take its seat on the United Nations Security Council, in what Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi intelligence chief, described as “a message for the U.S., not the U.N,” according to the Wall Street Journal. On Tuesday, Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former head of Saudi intelligence, voiced “a high level of disappointment in the U.S. government’s dealings” on Syria and the Palestinian issue, in an interview with Al-Monitor.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On The U.S. - Saudi Arabia Split
White House seeks to limit fallout from U.S.-Saudi tensions -- Reuters
Saudi Arabia warns U.S. that policy on Syria, Iran straining decades-old alliance -- CBS
Saudi Arabia’s test: How far to push its frustration over US policies on Syria, Iran? -- Washington Post/AP
Angry at U.S. policies, Mideast allies chart own course -- Oren Dorell, USA TODAY
U.S.-Saudi diplomatic tension unlikely to fracture business ties -- Angus McDowall, Reuters
Saudi perception of U.S. inaction in Syria strains historically close relations -- PBS Newshour
How serious is the 'rift' in US-Saudi relations? -- Frank Gardner, BBC
Why is Saudi Arabia distancing itself from the US? -- Ariel Zirulnick, Christian Science Monitor
Analysis: Saudi move reflects fears U.S. falling for Iranian charm -- Angus McDowall and William Maclean, Reuters
The US-Saudi breakup that isn't -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Obama Can Safely Ignore Saudi Tantrums -- Shashank Joshi, Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia's Unhappy. So What? -- Kori Schake, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy
Saudi Fears and Mysteries -- Leslie H. Gelb, Daily Beast
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