Emily Clark, ABC News: Saudi Arabia: How the kingdom is trying to 'assert a bold new authority'
There are many reasons why Saudi Arabia has been in the news of late.
Purging princes, a corruption probe and the decision to pull its citizens out of Lebanon — and yes, that appears to include the Lebanese PM Saad Hariri.
Analysts say the moves are helping Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman "centralise power" and are part of a plan to "assert a bold new Saudi authority" over the Middle East.
We're going to try and answer a few major questions.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 10, 2017
A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals -- Samia Nakhoul, Angus McDowall, Stephen Kalin, Reuters
How the Saudi Arabia corruption crackdown will play out -- Frank Kane, The Guardian
The Puzzling Demise of Lebanon's Hariri -- Rodger Shanahan, Interpreter
Iran and Saudi Arabia: Friends and foes in the region -- BBC
Saudi Arabia has united with Israel against Iran – and a desert storm is brewing -- John R. Bradley, Spectator
Hezbollah Consolidates Its
Stranglehold Over Lebanon -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
AP Analysis: No end to war in sight as life worsens in Yemen -- Brian Rohan, AP
Russia, Oman size each other up as potential Mideast allies -- Kirill Semenov, Al-Monitor
Will a Trump, Putin meeting shake up Asia trip? -- Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner
Trump thinks US, China could jointly solve world's problems -- Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Xi's China Dreams Will Not Age Well -- John Dale Grover, RCW
What will Asia do about the humanitarian crisis unfolding on its doorstep? -- Shashank Bengali, L.A. Times
How Romania and Poland Can Strengthen NATO and the EU -- Foreign Affairs
Britain’s mess extends beyond Brexit -- John Lloyd, Reuters
For God's sake go now, Theresa. Because NOTHING can be any worse for Britain than this embarrassing slow-motion national car-crash -- Piers Morgan, Daily Mail
Led by an accused drug kingpin amid U.S. sanctions, are Venezuela debt talks doomed? -- Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald
The Real Risk to the Global Economy -- Christopher Smart, Project Syndicate
AP Analysis: No end to war in sight as life worsens in Yemen -- Brian Rohan, AP
Russia, Oman size each other up as potential Mideast allies -- Kirill Semenov, Al-Monitor
Will a Trump, Putin meeting shake up Asia trip? -- Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner
Trump thinks US, China could jointly solve world's problems -- Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Xi's China Dreams Will Not Age Well -- John Dale Grover, RCW
What will Asia do about the humanitarian crisis unfolding on its doorstep? -- Shashank Bengali, L.A. Times
How Romania and Poland Can Strengthen NATO and the EU -- Foreign Affairs
Britain’s mess extends beyond Brexit -- John Lloyd, Reuters
For God's sake go now, Theresa. Because NOTHING can be any worse for Britain than this embarrassing slow-motion national car-crash -- Piers Morgan, Daily Mail
Led by an accused drug kingpin amid U.S. sanctions, are Venezuela debt talks doomed? -- Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald
The Real Risk to the Global Economy -- Christopher Smart, Project Syndicate
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