Saudi Arabia and US Strategy for the Middle East

Trump’s visit to Riyadh underscored Washington’s pursuit of a new balance of power in the region.

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Kamran Bokhari
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The United States has upgraded Saudi Arabia’s international standing as part of Washington’s broader strategy to rebalance power in the Middle East. The Trump administration expects Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to lead the kingdom toward assuming a greater regional and global role, enabling the U.S. to reduce its exposure to the region’s chronic instability. […]

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Kamran Bokhari
Kamran Bokhari
https://geopoliticalfutures.com
Kamran Bokhari, PhD, is a regular contributor to and former senior analyst (2015-2018) with Geopolitical Futures. A strategic forecaster, Dr. Bokhari is now a Senior Resident Fellow with the Middle East Policy Council and a Senior Director at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy in Washington, DC. Bokhari also teaches Eurasian Geopolitics at Georgetown University's Security Studies Program. Previously, has served as the Coordinator for Central Asia Studies at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Kamran Bokhari

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