'This Is Not How a Protection Racket Is Supposed to Work' -- Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy
Why the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are increasingly at odds.
When Saudi Arabia rejected its U.N. Security Council seat on Friday, the move caught nearly everyone off-guard. In retrospect, it shouldn't have.
In recent months, the United States has increasingly pursued a foreign policy at odds with its Persian Gulf ally, scaling back assistance to the Saudi-backed Egyptian military, abruptly dropping its plans to attack Syria despite Saudi support, and entering into a new round of nuclear talks with the kingdom's regional rival, Iran. According to U.N. diplomats and officials, the Security Council move merely reflected the Saudis' deeper anxiety over the course of American diplomacy in the Middle East, exposing a deepening rift in one of America's most important and longstanding alliances in the region. In short, Saudi Arabia's U.N. snub was a sign of the monarchy's mounting panic over the possible demise of its special relationship with Washington.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Saudi Arabia and the UN: Why the snub? -- The Economist
Nuclear talks secrecy allows Iran's hardliners to argue US has upper hand -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Understanding Iran's Nuclear Breakout Options -- Thomas Saether, National Interest
Pakistan’s Sharif sees ending drone strikes as key to fighting extremism -- Tom Hussain, McClatchy News
Let Pakistan’s Taliban talks fail without us -- Daniel Markey, Reuters
US Fumbling Puts China at Risk -- Marc Hujer and Daniel Sander, Spiegel Online
China's lopsided, slowing economy -- Rob Smitz, L.A. Times
China’s Global War Against Press Freedom -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat
India and China to ink a border deal: Will it ease strained ties? -- Shivam Vij, Christian Science Monitor
Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex? -- Abigail Haworth, The Guardian
Obama has tough task of soothing ties with Pakistan -- Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY,
Why Russia Is Growing More Xenophobic -- Ilan Berman, Pundicity/The Atlantic
Can Scottish lion match Asian tiger of Singapore? -- Rowdy Gow, Scotsman
Did Pope Francis dress down Germany's 'Bishop of Bling'? -- Nick Squires, Christian Science Monitor
NSA revelations give 'Monsieur Kerry' a rockier road in France -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor
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