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NOVANEWS Saudi Arabia and the West’s right wing: A dubious alliance By James M. Dorsey Traditionally focussed on ultra-conservative Sunni Islam, Saudi funding in the era of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has been streamlined and fine tuned to ensure that it serves his geopolitical ambitions, primarily stymying the expansion of Iranian influence in the Middle East and North Africa and enhancing the kingdom’s global impact. The effort, however, has so far produced a mixed bag. Spending is down but more targeted. Saudi Arabia has handed over control of the Grand Mosque in Brussels in a move designed to demonstrate its newly found moderation and reduce the reputational damage of a Saudi ultra-conservative management that had become contentious in Belgium. Yet, monies still flowed to milita...