The Globalist

A Saudi journalist’s disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism.

Presidents Donald Trump and Hassan Rouhani risk fueling a conflict that could escalate out of hand.

UN and U.S. criticism put pressure on the Islamic world to speak out against China’s actions to rein in Islam at home.

New report questions Saudi Arabia’s utility for Britain.

By seizing on the blasphemy issue, Imran Khan puts himself between a rock and a hard place.

Turkey’s financial crisis raises questions about China’s debt-driven development model.

Multiple diplomatic spats raise questions about Saudi concept of sovereignty and its human rights obligations internationally.

The convergence of Russian-Turkish interests is likely only of a temporary nature.

China’s refusal to cut back on Iranian oil purchases opens up another frontline with the U.S.

Message to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv: Don’t worry, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has no intention of meeting his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, unconditionally.