The post-American Middle East is beginning to take shape
- For years, Saudi Arabia’s strategic patience was mistaken for strategic dependence.
- Riyadh absorbed provocations, avoided unnecessary wars, preserved its relationship with the United States, and concentrated on internal transformation and development.
- That restraint was never an acceptance that an American-designed regional security order would endure indefinitely.
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- For years, Saudi Arabia’s strategic patience was mistaken for strategic dependence.
- Riyadh absorbed provocations, avoided unnecessary wars, preserved its relationship with the United States, and concentrated on internal transformation and development.
- That restraint was never an acceptance that an American-designed regional security order would endure indefinitely.
Sources: Al Jazeera