The mercurial autocrat has singular control over what may soon be the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world.
Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Another Way for MBS to Consolidate His Power
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Mohammed bin Salman
The Fateful Fist Bump
If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even more corrosive polarization of geopolitics.
The Troubling Message of Biden’s Trip to Saudi Arabia
The fossil fuel industry’s global links to political violence and repression couldn’t be clearer. Unfortunately, the U.S. is enabling it.
Biden’s Meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Risks Becoming a Gift to Autocrats
Biden wants Saudi help to strengthen the alliance against Russia. But if he reduces the war to geopolitics, autocrats will rejoice.
The Talented Mr. Bin Salman
The Saudi prince, like the Patricia Highsmith character, is a confidence man, serial killer, and all-around psychopath. The United States should stop enabling him.
The “Are You Serious?” Awards: Looking Back on 2019
A Pentagon plan for “semiautonomous” nuclear devices in Iraq, U.S. state media calling George Soros a “nonbelieving Jew,” and other headlines you may have missed last year.
The Threat of Bolton Has Receded — But Not the Threat of War
Bolton’s bellicose worldview is the basic operating system of the Trump administration.
Digital Authoritarianism Is Rising in the Middle East
Emboldened by Donald Trump, U.S. allies are leading the charge toward greater authoritarianism in the region.
The Dictator Dating Game
Three eligible dictators. One president who’s wooed strongmen for decades. Who will he choose?!
The Ideology That Unites Trump and the Authoritarians He Admires
It’s about propping up “besieged majorities” in multiethnic countries.