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Vol. 1 Issue 58 August 2023 ELITE
In this context, he added that Saudi This may be one of the cards that
Arabia was "conservative" but reforms Saudi Arabia is playing as a key card
are coming. Considering what Saudi during its normalization negotiations
Arabia has witnessed since 2015 until with Israel, which are exclusively
today, we find remarkable radical auspicated by the United States. For
developments on the social level, from bin Salman's relationship with the
expanding the scope of entertainment current US President, Joe Biden, it
such as concerts and others, empowering was initially tinged with a kind of
women by dropping the guardianship tension, which the US president
over them to travel, giving them greater expressed before where he
rights regarding family affairs, allowing announced that he would deal
them to drive, releasing a number of directly with King Salman and not
human rights activists such as Loujain with the crown prince, in addition to
al-Hathloul, and welcoming visitors the public reprimands by them to
from LGBTQ+ communities. each other. Yet the common interests
imposed by the developments in the
international situation led to a kind
of rapprochement in the end. As bin
Salman mentioned, the only constant
thing in politics is change, and
therefore it was wise for the
American side to deal with Saudi
Arabia because of its growing
economic, military and political
influence globally and as a
cornerstone in the Middle East.
The second message that was reflected in Currently, Saudi Arabia and the
several times through the interview, is United States share a number of
the Prince's affirmation that he is a common interests in investment,
friend and ready to shake hands with construction, space and technology,
everyone in order to achieve stability in and most importantly, the American
the region in support of his domestic mediation in Yemen and in the
reform plan. As for relations with the Saudi-Israeli negotiations, which, if
United States, the crown prince completed, would be a major
explained that Saudi Arabia and the diplomatic triumph for the Biden
United States are close friends and have administration in the upcoming
election campaign. In this context, he
37 mutual interests, for example, Saudi also explained that there is no need
Arabia is the largest importer of
weapons from the United States and is to worry about the Kingdom joining
therefore essential in the American the BRICS, as it is not a bloc against
economy. the United States or the West, but
aims to achieve economic gains.
