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Beyond the traditional alliance: The visit that redefines balance
The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington this week carries significance far beyond protocol.It represents a strategic moment of reassessment in the shape of relations between Riyadh and Washington.For a nation long viewed as a dependable ally, Saudi Arabia has today become a center of gravity through which the very balance of regional and global stability is being redefined.Since the Crown Prince’s first visit to the United States in 2018, the world has changed and with it, so has the Saudi equation.Amid rapid shifts in energy, regional security, and defense technologies, the Kingdom has restructured its relationship with Washington on the basis of balanced interests rather than fixed alliances. Riyadh no longer waits for signals from abroad before acting; it has...
November 16, 2025

Beyond the traditional alliance: The visit that redefines balance

The Middle East: The diplomacy deficit
Despite decades of conflict, the region still mistakes force for strength and neglects the quiet power of diplomacy. The Middle East has long been trapped in a cycle of repetition: wars that promise change but deliver none, truces that fade before the ink dries, and leaders who inherit conflicts instead of ending them. It is a region reliving its own Groundhog Day, the same disputes, the same rhetoric, the same missed opportunities. Nowhere is this paralysis more visible than in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Faces at the negotiating table change, slogans are rebranded, yet the essence of the crisis endures. The latest violence — from Gaza to the West Bank — is not an isolated episode. It is a reminder that unresolved injustice breeds perpetual instability. Ignoring Palestine is not...
November 16, 2025

The Middle East: The diplomacy deficit

Trust, interactive partnership, and candidness are hallmark of relations between Saudi Crown Prince and President Trump
Between two visits, one in the spring of 2018 and the other in the winter of 2025, Washington sees the atmosphere ideal for welcoming Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.The young prince's first visit marked the beginning of a strong friendship with US President Donald Trump, 14 months after Trump assumed the presidency in 2017. His upcoming second visit to Washington in November 2025 adds new dimensions to a relationship that had deepened in politics, economics, intelligence, and technology. Trump initiated this warm relationship by choosing Saudi Arabia as the first stop on his first foreign trip after being sworn in as president of the world's most powerful nation. And in the summer of 2025, Trump again chose Riyadh as the first destination for his first...
November 12, 2025

Trust, interactive partnership, and candidness are hallmark of relations between Saudi Crown Prince and President Trump

Firas Tarabulsi
When reality speaks… doubt theories collapse
In a time when transformations accelerate and decisions are tested by results rather than promises, reality remains the only valid measure of progress. Nations today are not judged by what is said about them, but by what they tangibly achieve — by outcomes that can be observed, not by statements that can be repeated. Saudi Arabia now stands as a clear model of a state that has chosen to make development a measurable and reviewable project, not a subject of debate or denial. Those who follow the scene with a professional eye, free from emotion or noise, realize that what is happening is not a passing episode but a transition from the stage of expectation to the stage of evidence. No lengthy explanations or interpretive essays are needed — the scene is too evident to require one. A...
November 12, 2025

When reality speaks… doubt theories collapse

Parul Bakshi.
Diplomacy and decarbonization: 70 years of Saudi–Japan energy relations
On 22 September 2025, Tokyo hosted the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Japan–Saudi Vision 2030 (JSV 2030), marking the latest milestone in a relationship that this year celebrates 70 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and Saudi Arabia. Over seven decades, energy has not only anchored but also continually reshaped this partnership. Earlier this year, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto Yoji visited Saudi Arabia to attend the Japan–Saudi Arabia Business Council and the Japan–Saudi Vision 2030 Ministerial Roundtable. During his visit to Dhahran, Minister Muto held bilateral talks with Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy. The two ministers reaffirmed that, as both nations pursue energy transitions, it is vital to do so in ways that...
November 09, 2025

Diplomacy and decarbonization: 70 years of Saudi–Japan energy relations

Firas Tarabulsi
Security in the Grand Mosque is not to be tested…but to be witnessed
In the Grand Mosque of Makkah—where sanctity meets order—nothing is left to chance. Every step is governed by an institutional mind, and every procedure is rooted in regulations that embody the spirit of a modern state: a state that sees no divide between worship and organization, between serenity and discipline. The recent incident circulating on social media, showing a man involved in an altercation within the Mataf area, was in fact a straightforward enforcement of regulations designed to preserve the right of all pilgrims to perform their rituals safely and smoothly. The rules of the Haram are not spontaneous instructions; they are written regulations applied equally to everyone who enters this sacred space—safeguarding its sanctity and the safety of millions who come from across...
November 03, 2025

Security in the Grand Mosque is not to be tested…but to be witnessed

Awad Al-Omari
The Riyadh Model: Building the smart capital of the future
Riyadh Municipality has taken a defining step toward reshaping how modern cities are managed and how citizens experience public services. Its recently announced Municipal Transformation Program represents a decisive move toward smarter governance, stronger efficiency, and more inclusive urban management. The new framework introduces a three-tier governance model that replaces outdated centralized structures with a faster, more responsive, and community-oriented approach. At the strategic level, the municipality’s central agencies focus on policy and long-term planning. Operationally, five regional sectors now replace sixteen former sub-municipalities. At the community level, newly launched “My City” offices bring local services directly to residents and businesses, shortening...
October 30, 2025

The Riyadh Model: Building the smart capital of the future

A nation that needs no enemies
Reading half a century of modern Arab history leaves one with a sobering impression: this region has never truly needed external enemies to diminish its role. Much of its decline has come from within. The erosion of influence and the shrinking of its geopolitical space were not merely the result of outside conspiracies, but largely the outcome of failing to adapt to global changes and to recognize the hard rules of an evolving international order. This reality underscores a fundamental truth: diplomacy remains the most reliable and sustainable path in a region long defined by turbulence. Historical experience demonstrates that negotiation and dialogue have secured more tangible rights and gains than direct confrontation or fiery rhetoric ever did. Diplomacy is not simply an alternative to...
October 21, 2025

A nation that needs no enemies

The Arab world’s enduring lament: “If only I had known”
For decades, a single phrase has echoed through the Arab world in the wake of political and military missteps: “If I had known, I would never have done it.” Uttered with a mix of regret and resignation, these words have become a refrain for lost opportunities, squandered lives, and shattered communities. Yet they offer no solace to the displaced, no comfort to the bereaved, and no blueprint for rebuilding what has been destroyed.The past six decades bear witness to a string of miscalculations—wars launched on a whim, confrontations pursued without regard for reality.The toll has been relentless: eroded territories, compromised principles, and once-inviolable red lines now open to negotiation.The true tragedy lies in the human cost—ordinary citizens left to bear the brunt, while the...
October 15, 2025

The Arab world’s enduring lament: “If only I had known”

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Saudi legislation: Clarity and participation driving development
For centuries, law has been the framework that governs societies and safeguards their stability.Yet the major transformations underway in Saudi Arabia today have elevated legislation to a far more dynamic role: it has become a strategic tool in shaping the very path of development.Law is no longer a set of static provisions, but a comprehensive vision, balancing justice, investment facilitation, protection of rights, and the creation of a competitive environment capable of keeping pace with the future.The essence of this legislative transformation lies in combining clarity, which removes ambiguity and makes legal texts accessible to all, with public participation, which allows experts, stakeholders, and civil society to contribute to shaping best practices.In this way, legislation reflects...
September 29, 2025

Saudi legislation: Clarity and participation driving development

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