The Future of US-Saudi Relations

De: Gregory Gause III

Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell

The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has come under unprecedented strains in recent years. US President Barack Obama has openly questioned Riyadh's value as an ally, accusing it of provoking sectarian conflict in the region. According to The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, when Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s prime minister, asked Obama whether he saw the Saudis as friends, the president responded, “It’s complicated.” Many Americans continue to believe that the Saudi government was involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks, although the 9/11 Commission found no evidence of institutional or senior-level Saudi support. The Senate has even passed a bill that would allow Americans to sue the Saudi government in US courts for its alleged support of terrorism.

"The Future of US-Saudi Relations" is from the July/August 2016 issue of Foreign Affairs.

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