Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach to the Middle East, such as it is, is a wild zigzag of a ride…
Author: Bill Law
Amidst the turmoil of Donald Trump’s White House, uncertainty reigns over what this most unpredictable, irascible and ignorant of presidents…
With the announcement on February 5 of a major new energy deal, Saudi Arabia has sent a clear signal that…
I wonder if anyone reading this can imagine living in a state where criticism of the rulers results in life…
In 2017 the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman marked himself out as a Middle East leader to be reckoned…
When Mohammed bin Salman first floated the idea of selling a portion of Saudi Aramco through an Initial Public Offering…
Sceptics and critics of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, and I must number myself amongst them, have pointed to previous grandiose…
For Donald Trump it was a carefully constructed and nuanced announcement: “I have determined that it is time to officially…
On June 4 the government of Bahrain’s Information Ministry suspended the region’s only independent publishing company Al Wasat. More than…
As the dispute between Qatar and the so-called Quartet – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt -…
The mood music coming out of Riyadh could not have been sweeter. The unpredictable and volatile Donald Trump got the…
A year on from the big interviews and the bold promises Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has so far…