Maintaining ties: President Obama meeting with the new Saudi King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz. Obama led an exceptionally high-powered delegation to Riyadh to offer condolences on the death of King Abdullah. — EPA/ SAUDI PRESS AGENCY
The ties that bind Saudi Arabia with the West, especially the United States and Britain, are unlikely to remain intact in the long run.
IT would be far-fetched to describe the US and Britain’s long-term relationship with Saudi Arabia as a love affair, although elements of romance, blind infatuation and lustful mutual gratification have never been entirely absent.
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