The State Department ordered diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi strikes, exposing Washington's lack of faith in Riyadh's security and its own appetite for escalation.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Ballistic strikes on the Saudi capital expose the limits of deterrence as Riyadh looks past Washington for defense, proving that security cannot be rented forever.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh and energy sites reveal a Saudi state running low on interceptors and relying on a fragile Red Sea lifeline, proving Riyadh's deterrence is a facade.
By Tom Beckwith ·
I learned a long time ago, both in the Corps of Cadets at A&M and while flying C-130s, that the only thing a bully respects is a wall they can’t climb and a punch they can’t dodge.
By Grant Colby ·
When the price of diesel hits six dollars a gallon at the pump, the people in the boardrooms in Riyadh and Washington call it "market volatility." But for the driver hauling…
By Alma Cordero ·
The language of diplomacy is often just a polite way of documenting a grievance before you settle it.
By Adele Rutherford ·
If you want to know how a conflict in the Riyadh and Madinah regions of Saudi Arabia affects a Tuesday morning in Newell, Iowa, you don’t look at a map; you look at the pump.
By Ruth Behrens ·