Gulf Editorial: Saudi king’s visit to Moscow seeks to converge interests
Apart from geopolitics, Riyadh’s main aim during Salman’s Moscow visit will be to secure trade and investment deals
Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz made a historic first visit to Russia by a monarch of the Gulf kingdom on Wednesday, where the Saudi leader was to sign a string of investment deals.
The Saudi courtship of Russia reflects a convergence of interests between the world’s two largest oil exporters as the output pact between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and non-Opec producers has spurred a recovery in crude prices.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 5, 2017
Decoding King Salman's visit to Moscow -- Leonid Issaev, Al Jazeera
King Salman and Putin Deals Leave the US Out in the Cold -- Becca Wasser and Howard J. Shatz, Newsweek
The Korean Peninsula’s non-nuclear problems -- William Pesek, Asia Times
Pakistan Draws a New Battle Line in the Afghan War -- Stratfor
India Is Key to U.S.
Success in Afghanistan -- Willis Krumholz, RCD
Israel bets against Palestinian unity -- Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor
Madrid’s violent tactics will only push Catalans towards independence -- Daniel Hannan, Spectator
Why Russia wants to talk about Ukraine -- The Economist
Can Spain Keep Together? -- Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe
The EU has tied its own hands. It cannot intervene in Catalonia -- Natalie Nougayrède, The Guardian
Europe Could See Another Brexit-Like Rupture—Beyond Spain -- John Micklethwait. Bloomberg
The great currency swindle: Francisco Toro on how Venezuela’s elite cashed in on the oil crisis -- Francisco Toro, Chatham House
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they're working -- Josh Lederman, Federal Times
Worries about Trump’s Generals Are Overblown -- Jerry Hendrix & Adam Routh, NRO
Experts call for more diplomacy, less militarization of space -- Sandra Erwin, Space News
Why Nerds Should Not Be in Charge of War -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat
Israel bets against Palestinian unity -- Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor
Madrid’s violent tactics will only push Catalans towards independence -- Daniel Hannan, Spectator
Why Russia wants to talk about Ukraine -- The Economist
Can Spain Keep Together? -- Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe
The EU has tied its own hands. It cannot intervene in Catalonia -- Natalie Nougayrède, The Guardian
Europe Could See Another Brexit-Like Rupture—Beyond Spain -- John Micklethwait. Bloomberg
The great currency swindle: Francisco Toro on how Venezuela’s elite cashed in on the oil crisis -- Francisco Toro, Chatham House
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they're working -- Josh Lederman, Federal Times
Worries about Trump’s Generals Are Overblown -- Jerry Hendrix & Adam Routh, NRO
Experts call for more diplomacy, less militarization of space -- Sandra Erwin, Space News
Why Nerds Should Not Be in Charge of War -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat
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