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Gil Barndollar, National Interest: Khashoggi and Chaos: The Reckless Path of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince
President Trump should reevaluate America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia before it leads us into disaster.
The fate of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi two weeks ago in Istanbul has punctured the myth of Mohammed bin Salman (MbS). After three years of gambles and missteps, both at home and abroad, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince may finally experience serious repercussions for his presumed role in Khashoggi’s apparent abduction and death.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 17, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi affair is proving a critical test for US diplomacy -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Khashoggi case shows America's collapsing Mideast clout -- Peter Apps, Reuters
Pompeo visits Turkey in bid to defuse Khashoggi outcry -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times
In the Wake of Khashoggi’s Disappearance, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Is Pushed to the Brink -- Dexter Filkins, New Yorker
What Do We Really Know about Saudi Arabia? -- Kevin D. Williamson, NR
Analysis: Trump’s Saudi bet has become much riskier -- Matthew Lee, AP
The Saudi Cover-Up Crumbles -- The New York Times
Why the Khashoggi Murder Is a Disaster for Israel -- Daniel B. Shapiro, Haaretz
The UN in Syria: years of failed peace efforts -- AFP
Europe’s North Korea moment -- Yoon Young-kwan, Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Reuters
Mattis visits Agent Orange cleanup site at Bien Hoa -- Asia Times staff and AFP
Another Long Peace? -- Øystein Tunsjø, National Interest
Russia’s spies red-faced after multiple plots uncovered -- Giovanni Pigni, Asia Times
Venezuela’s Suicide: Lessons From a Failed State -- Moisés Naím and Francisco Toro, Foreign Policy
We Can't Give Up on Argentina Now -- Jason Marczak, RCW
