Tag: SA: Relations With the World

NOVANEWS Saudi Arabia has invested $3.5 billion in Uber. Prince Alaweed bin Talal has invested hundreds of millions in Snapchat, and according to some reports, Saudis have sunk billions in Elon Musk’s electric car maker Tesla. These are only a few of the American companies in which the Saudis have taken stakes. The investments in Silicon Valley are a good example of the Saudi approach to international relations: Ensure the silence of Western countries on human rights, and when there’s a need to recruit fighters from an African country, write a check. But Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is changing. The kingdom’s operations no longer happen behind the scenes, and the ramifications are being felt in the global balance of power. A conference in Riyadh. Saudi Crown...