by Jose Nino, Big League Politics:
Is the United States’ “special relationship” with Saudi Arabia on the ropes?
According to Kori Schake,the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, US-Saudi relations are “likely unrecoverable,” following the Biden regime’s decision to “’personalize” OPEC+‘s recent decision to slash production, per an expert that Bloomberg cited.
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They’ve once again personalized the problem, which will lead to another humiliating climbdown when they need something from Saudi Arabia,” Schake stated. “They’d have been smarter to have pointed out that Saudi Arabia frequently refuses US requests to use oil as a policy tool, when the Saudi economy is wholly reliant on it and has an overriding interest in price stability.”
“The relationship is likely unrecoverable,” Schake continued.
These statements come after Saudi Arabia and the US have been butting heads over the recent OPEC+ reduction in oil production.
Saudi Arabia defended its cuts on the grounds that they were an attempt to stem market volatility. The Saudis stressed that relations with the US government must be “built on trust”, according to a report by ZeroHedge.
On October 13, the White House published a statement where it mocked Saudi Arabia’s efforts to “spin or deflect.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Biden’s warnings that the Saudi’s move would come with grave consequences.
According to one Saudi official, Riyadh is angry about the US abandoning the Arab Gulf state during times of low oil price to later beg for it to keep oil prices low before the November 8 midterm elections.
Another Saudi official claimed that the oil production reduction has more to do with balancing supply and demand, while protecting the Saudi economy with as little harm being brought about to the international economy.
The Saudis have been a solid ally for the US in the last few decades. The two countries have strong defense and intelligence ties and have largely maintained stable relations.
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