The U.S. and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: An Alliance of Competing Powers, Too Risky to Break?

... policy rules, Riyadh decided to increase its U.S. lobbying USD 3.66 billion. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI Boris Dolgov, Omar Mahmood: The Syrian Conflict: Russian and GCC Perspectives The U.S. allies largely share the same needs, i.e. security guarantees plus more ... ... missiles, Congress adopting sanctions against Iranian proxies, and American support for Saudi armed action against the Houthi in Yemen. In this context, the Senate’s recent decision to cut off funding for Hezbollah by putting sanctions on all financial ...