Saudi Arabia: Riyadh waits for a new US president, gears up for a ‘charm offensive’ on DC


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Issue 1025 - 03 Nov 2016 | 6 minute read

The series of blows to Saudi-US ties over the past few months have left the relationship, if not flat out on the canvas, then at least on the ropes. But with a new administration soon to take over in Washington DC, there is at least the opportunity to reset the connection between the two countries in a few months’ time – assuming Hillary Clinton prevails over Donald Trump in the presidential election. How a Trump presidency would relate to the kingdom is a ‘known unknown’.

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