Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during a demonstration in Najaf, Iraq January 4, 2016. REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI
The last time Saudi Arabia broke off ties with Iran, after its embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters in 1988, it took a swing in the regional power balance in the form of Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait to heal the rift.
It is hard to see how any lesser development could resolve the region's most bitter rivalry, which has underpinned wars and political tussles across the Middle East as Riyadh and Tehran backed opposing sides.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 5, 2015
The Saudi-Iranian Eruption -- Michael Totten, World Affairs
Did the Saudis Start This Mideast Crisis on Purpose? -- Shane Harris, Daily Beast
Sunni Arab Solidarity: Bahrain and the U.A.E. join Saudi Arabia in ignoring a U.S. they don’t trust. -- WSJ Editorial
Obama’s Middle East Balancing Act Tilts Toward Iran -- Josh Rogin & Eli Lake, Bloomberg
Why ISIS is the winner in Saudi Arabia-Iran row -- Holly Ellyatt, CNBC
U.S. Can Afford to Side With Iran Over Saudis -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
Iran-Saudi tensions show why it's so hard for US to disentangle from Mideast -- Howard Lafranchi, CSM
Turkey’s unwinnable war against the Kurds -- Asli Aydintasbas, Politico
China’s stockmarket crashes—again -- The Economist
Was the death of Kim Jong Un's number two really an accident? -- Bruce Klingner, Newsweek
Pathankot terror attack is exactly why India should talk to Pakistan -- Shivam Vij, Quartz
Are the Terrorists Winning a Year After Charlie Hebdo? -- Christopher Dickey, Daily Beast
Sexual assaults blamed on ‘Arab’ men in Germany may inflame refugee debate -- Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post
Sexual Assaults in Germany and the Debate Over Refugees -- Krishnadev Calamur, Atlantic
Turkey, NATO, and risk of nuclear escalation with Russia -- Christina Lin, Asia Times
Candidates for president flesh out their anti-IS war plans -- Julian Pecquet, Al-Monitor
2 comments:
WNU Editor,
Two more for you:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/opinion/saudi-arabias-dangerous-sectarian-game.html?hpw&rref=opinion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&referer=http://angryarab.blogspot.ca/2016/01/roots-of-sectarian-war-in-middle-east.html?m=1
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/why-stoking-sectarian-fires-in-the-middle-east-could-be-saudi-arabias-biggest-mistake-a6796646.html
And of course:
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2016/01/contrary-to-media-claims-us-always-supports-its-saudi-clients.html#comments
Jay. Thank you for the links.
I have a post later this evening where I am saying the same thing that Moon of Alabama is saying. The perception is that the U.S> may be siding with Iran .... but the reality is different.
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