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What I learned from attending a round table with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia

July 27, 2016November 28, 2016 jtgblogger1 Comment 2200 views

Fahad Nazer, JTG Senior Political Analyst. A consensus seems to have emerged in Saudi Arabia that maintains that the kingdom has an “image problem” in the West. While some of those holding this view have suggested that there is a systematic and deliberate “campaign” in the Western media to portray Saudi Arabia in the worst …

President Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

June 3, 2016November 28, 2016 jtgbloggerLeave a comment 358 views

Tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have been on the raise lately. Despite being one of the U.S.’s closest Middle East allies, the Obama Administration has been critical of Saudi Arabia’s actions against the Islamic State group and called for Saudi Arabia and Iran to “share the neighborhood.” Meanwhile in Saudi Arabia, King Salman …