Saudi Arabia
![The war in Gaza has not destroyed normalisation … for now](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/Gaza%20strip%20comp.jpg?itok=ih3qn5qr)
The war in Gaza has not destroyed normalisation … for now
Arab governments who have diplomatic relations with Israel, such as Egypt and Jordan, are under increasing pressure from their populations to sever ties amid a growing outcry over…
![The Fix: An evolving Saudi Arabia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/GettyImages-982930436.jpg?itok=_1c2xdu1)
The Fix: An evolving Saudi Arabia
We’re asking contributors to put together their own collected observations like this one – and as always, if you’ve got an idea to pitch for The Interpreter, drop a line via the…
![History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-10/IMEC%20comp.jpg?itok=VWUnjTuO)
History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges
The newly announced India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) seeks to reimagine the natural connectivity of eras past. Historic trading links between the Indian…
![Israel and Saudi Arabia: Finally, a New Middle East?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-09/Saudi%20Israel%20meeting%20comp.jpg?itok=pQOkCZN6)
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Finally, a New Middle East?
A diplomatic deal normalising relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia – a breakthrough that would have been inconceivable several years ago – is suddenly a plausible prospect.
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![China to the rescue, with peace plans for Saudi, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Afghanistan – up to a point](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-05/GettyImages-1248856554.jpg?itok=ezSmFJvI)
China to the rescue, with peace plans for Saudi, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Afghanistan – up to a point
In another sign of its increasingly prolific international diplomacy, China last month released an 11-point position paper on the “Afghan Issue”. China’s Afghan démarche came just…
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China trumpets the Saudi-Iran deal, yet much credit goes to Pakistan
China’s brokering of a Saudi Arabia-Iran peace deal was presented earlier this month as a diplomatic blockbuster, a sign of the country’s growing influence in the oil-rich Middle…
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China’s catch-up game in the Middle East
China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Gulf states this month was accompanied by much fanfare and another example – if such was needed – of Beijing’s desire to challenge…
![A step-up for China’s involvement in the Middle East](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-12/GettyImages-1245456680.jpg?itok=lU7dKbvE)
A step-up for China’s involvement in the Middle East
As China has increased its global reach and ambitions elsewhere over the past two decades, the Middle East has remained a backwater for China’s diplomacy.
China has kept a…
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Saudi Arabia and China: a blossoming friendship
As the relationship between longtime allies Saudi Arabia and the United States becomes increasingly strained, China could cultivate a stronger bond with the Middle Eastern kingdom…
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The Gulf’s diversification dilemma
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had posed difficult questions for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and exposed the costs of pursuing a more diversified series of diplomatic,…
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