Tag: middleeastarmsrace

Geopolitics

The Hypocrisy of Empire: How America's 'Plan C' Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia Endangers the Global South

The United States has announced a new agreement with Saudi Arabia that accelerates the Saudi civilian nuclear program and reportedly opens the door to domestic uranium enrichment, marking a significant shift in US nonproliferation policy. This cynical and dangerous move, likely prompted by the US's failed wars and diplomacy, risks igniting a catastrophic nuclear arms race in the Middle East while revealing Washington's desperation to maintain its imperial influence at any cost.

Geopolitics

The Missile Factory in the Desert: Saudi Expansion and the Hollow Echoes of a Rules-Based Order

Saudi Arabia is expanding its ballistic missile factory with technology likely sourced from China to produce more powerful, longer-range solid-fuel missiles, enhancing its military deterrence against Iran and the Houthis. This development starkly exposes the hypocrisy of a world order where the West imposes restrictions on others while its own allies, like Saudi Arabia, are free to pursue destabilizing arms buildups under the guise of self-defense, further destabilizing the Middle East and undermining the security aspirations of the Global South.