News Snapshot:
The fabric of America’s strategic ties to the Gulf region is fraying. The leader of its most consequential nation, Saudi Arabia, has essentially told the Biden administration with regard to oil supply, arms sales or nuclear power, “If you want to work with me fine, but if not, there are others who will.” Less visible but hardly less consequential is the troubling and persistent rift between Washington and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Twice in the last two years, America’s senior-most officials have sought to mollify the UAE’s leader, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, known as MBZ, in a bid...
