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Shifting Sands: The Saudi-Iranian Detente and the Middle East’s Push Against Western Dominance

Shifting Sands: The Saudi-Iranian Detente and the Middle East’s Push Against Western Dominance

Update: 2023-08-25
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In a rapidly-transforming Middle East, the ascendant roles of China and Russia are reshaping the region's security landscape. This comes in tandem with the startling normalization of relations between erstwhile rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, a move orchestrated by China. Professor Vali Nasr decodes these developments and their potential implications for the United States. This conversation aims to clarify the ever-changing alliances and power equations in the Middle East, as nations endeavor to break away from Western hegemony.

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Shifting Sands: The Saudi-Iranian Detente and the Middle East’s Push Against Western Dominance

Shifting Sands: The Saudi-Iranian Detente and the Middle East’s Push Against Western Dominance