Saudi Arabia is an Indispensable Partner
Wide analyses regarding the Crown Prince's visit to Washington and its impact.
SUMMARY
The visit addresses Saudi Arabia's role in enhancing regional security and stability.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Saudi Arabia is a strategic partner in the region.
- The visit included agreements in multiple fields.
CORE SUBJECT
Diplomatic Visit
Those who followed the newspapers in the region, especially those not in Arabic, before the Crown Prince's visit to Washington, found a wide range of analyses, some of which reached the level of imagination. However, the underlying concerns were also clear, even though Hebrew newspapers, for example, tried to cover it by reinforcing the narrative that there are no F-35s without normalization.
Another narrative that resonated with the ears of political Islam, particularly represented by the "Muslim Brotherhood," is that the issue is purely economic. We perhaps witnessed the momentum of this propaganda during Trump's first visit to the Kingdom. However, those who take the trouble to read the details rather than just sitting on the cloud of headlines realize that money exists with many, but the good management of money as a resource, added to the primary resource which is human capital, along with other resources such as political and economic influence, is what creates a state with impact, prompting others to sit with it and seek to make deals.
Another aspect of Saudi strength in the post-vision phase is that the agenda of discussion is no longer limited to oil and security, but has shifted to the Kingdom's ability to produce a mix of renewable energy alongside oil and gas that is the cheapest, most sustainable, and reliable. Additionally, it has the ability to build bridges of stability in the region.
This stability is guided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's approach, which sees the just solution to the Palestinian issue as the nerve of stability in the region and the gateway to peace, which opens to close the door on political bidding and minor agendas that ride every day on the horse of Palestine to head towards other directions on the map.
Looking at the analysis from abcnews, for example, it mentioned that the Crown Prince expressed the Kingdom's commitment to the two-state solution, which it termed a refusal to make free concessions. The station added that this does not necessarily align with the views of some members of the U.S. government.
This comes after the efforts made by the Kingdom and France, which led to an unprecedented increase in the number of countries recognizing the Palestinian entity. This may later be recorded in political science students' research as a new approach to enhancing quiet political gains despite the noise of cannons.
On another note, Saudi Arabia's political approach places importance on the stability of countries, stopping internal conflicts, and reducing economic pressures and sanctions, which often have the greatest impact on the people, leading to structural imbalances within countries, with repercussions that reach the surrounding area to varying degrees. Hence, Saudi initiatives to lift sanctions on Syria arise, and today the blood-soaked Sudanese file is back on the table, along with pushing for a nuclear agreement with Iran that considers everyone's interests.
The visit included numerous agreements, some of which are more media-focused, such as the aircraft and tank deals or even cooperation in the peaceful nuclear field, and of course in artificial intelligence. However, there are also many agreements in health, education, and infrastructure sectors that contribute to accessing American technologies and localizing some technologies in the Kingdom.
This visit will be recorded in history at the protocol level and in terms of the comprehensiveness of cooperation fields and the role of the Kingdom in enhancing regional security and stability. Its title will remain that Saudi Arabia is an important partner that cannot be overlooked in the world, not just in Washington.