<p>تشترط واشنطن على الرياض تطبيع علاقاتها مع إسرائيل صقبل المضي قدماً في توقيع أي اتفاقية دفاع مشترك بين المملكة والولايات المتحدة . بينما تصر الرياض على موقفها الرافض للتطبيع مع إسرائيل دون إعلان إقامة دولة فلسطينية على حدود الرابع من حزيران/يونيو لعام 1967 وعاصمتها القدس الشرقية، وانسحاب القوات الإسرائيلية من الأراضي التي تحتلها في الضفة الغربية بحسب بيانا ... Show More
May 2023
Riyadh and the World: What to Make of Saudi Arabia’s Recent Diplomacy
Saudi Arabia’s diplomacy is flourishing after a decade in which Riyadh has been entangled in regional conflicts and rivalries. Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia has turned the page on the Gulf Cooperation Council dispute, opened talks with Huthi rebels in Yemen, agreed to re- ... Show More
47m 32s
Jun 2023
Frankly Speaking | S7 E1 | Fahad Nazer, Spokesperson, Saudi Embassy in Washington DC
On this episode of Frankly Speaking, we are joined by Fahad Nazer, Spokesperson for the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC, to ask whether the Saudi US relationship is back on track. Plus - is the Saudi-Iran deal a slap in the face to Washington, or can it serve their interests… and ... Show More
28m 46s
Sep 2023
Prospects for Saudi Arabia-Israel Normalization
On this week's episode, MEI's Editor-In-Chief Alistair Taylor discusses the Biden administration’s push to reach a normalization accord between Saudi Arabia and Israel with Martin Indyk, Sanam Vakil, and Bilal Saab. While there are plenty of potential hurdles to reaching a deal ... Show More
45m 1s
Jun 2024
Thawra Ep. 12 – Origins of Saudi Reaction
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the TWELFTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment tells the story of Saudi Arabia, a country whose reactionary, US-aligned trajectory was throughout the 1950s and 60s cha ... Show More
2h 35m
May 2024
Former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni on Israel’s view of the war in Gaza
Today on the show, former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni joins to discuss the way that the war in Gaza is being received in Israel, and the prospects for a ceasefire. Then, former Palestinian Authority foreign minister Nasser al-Kidwa discusses the state of the Israel-Hamas ... Show More
40m 46s