The dispute triggered by Cristiano Ronaldo over his treatment by Saudi football authorities is not a personality clash or a contractual irritation. It marks the collapse of an entire phase of Saudi football policy built on unlimited spending and...
The episode involving Turki Al‑Sheikh and Canelo Álvarez cannot be treated as a harmless anecdote or a fleeting display of personal warmth. It is a compressed illustration of how public money is administered in Saudi Arabia under the banners of...
As Israel’s assault on Palestine intensifies—leaving mass civilian casualties in Gaza and the West Bank in full view of the world—Saudi Arabia continues to project a carefully managed dual posture. Publicly, official statements affirm support for...
The suspension of work on The Mukaab is not a routine technical adjustment, nor a minor funding review. It is a revealing moment that exposes an entire phase of Saudi Arabia’s economic and political management. A project once promoted as an...
The most disturbing aspect of the Ghannam Al-Masarir case is not that the Saudi government hacked the phone of an opposition figure living in exile. It is what this act reveals about the nature of power in Saudi Arabia today: governance driven by...
After tens of billions of dollars in spending and years of marketing NEOM as a twenty-first-century marvel, Saudi Arabia is now being forced into a significant strategic retreat. What was once promoted as a futuristic city redefining urbanism...