
Image credit: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Senior Fellow Max Abrahms spoke to News@Northeastern on US President Biden’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia and what it signals about Washington’s broader foreign policy.
Saudi Arabia is what Saudi Arabia is: It is an illiberal country, and everyone knows that… Despite American interests in going green, the reality is that our economy still runs on oil, and the Saudis export a lot of it, and the American economy is not doing well right now. Inflation is very high, and energy prices are through the roof. So, it makes perfect sense for the president to try to do everything on the global stage to make economic life easier for Americans.