The new neo-royalist world order 🎧
Stacie Goddard and Abe Newman explain how cliques are ruling the world.
Why high-level U.S.-Russia talks are bad diplomacy
Marco Rubio’s Riyadh meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov shows U.S. diplomacy is in crisis.
Biden promises to fight transnational corruption. But will the U.S. target friends as well as foes?
Washington tends to avoid confronting allies, this research shows.
Why do some Muslim-majority countries support China’s crackdown on Muslims?
Western countries have condemned the repression in Xinjiang, but Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt praised China’s efforts to restore ‘safety and security’
Jordan detained a prince. The government’s determined to squash political dissent.
Criticizing the king is considered an act of terrorism
Saudi Twitter blew up with support for the crown prince. How much of it is genuine?
Tweets in support of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman racked up after a U.S. report implicated him in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia just lifted Qatar’s 43-month blockade. How did this rift end?
A new agreement appears to cover these three points
Kuwait’s leader has died. The royals are now fighting over who will be crown prince.
The next-generation leaders have a history of feuding among themselves