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Saudi Arabia and the quest for regional hegemony

There are several reasons why the Saudis will struggle to be an uncontested regional power in the Arab world. At the heart of their unsuccessful bid to lead,aaa

Anticipating Communal Revenge against Saudi Arabia

Young Arabs hint that Saudi Arabia’s repressive and interventionist policies might be punished by future communal Arab revenge

The Shared History of Saudi Arabia and ISIS

The participation of young Saudis in the Syrian and Iraqi conflicts is neither surprising nor an historical accident, writes Madawi Al-Rasheed.

Jihadi Blowback in Saudi Arabia

After recent attacks on Saudi Shiites by jihadis returning home from the war in Syria, Paul Aarts asks whether Islamic State’s sectarian war might spill over into Saudi Arabia.