Changes are coming to the Middle East. Israel He rubs his hands when he sees how you are doing Normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia approaching. While crown prince Mohammed bin Salman As U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration deploys its diplomatic arsenal, it is weighing the benefits and risks of giving the kingdom what it wants. The White House as an incentive to normalize relations with its most loyal ally. plea agreement For the Arab superpower. But away from boardrooms, analysts, activists and human rights organizations warn: risks What it means to sign a security agreement with an autocratic leader.
“We are not making an agreement with a government, we are signing an agreement” agreement with a person He condemned it as “extremely reckless” Matt Dussvice president of the Center for International Policy, at a press conference Human Rights Watch Regarding the Saudi-American defense agreement. Package forces US and Saudi Arabia to make commitments provide military support if the other country is attacked in the region or on Saudi territory. The effects can be huge. ” Obsessively Chinese That’s what’s driving all of this, as the Biden Administration sees everything through the lens of strategic competition with the Asian giant,” Duss says.
American opposition
Biden promised to treat Saudi Arabia as a country during the 2020 election campaign. “pariah” stateBut it seems these charges are a long way off. “This Saudi defense pact is part of the strategy to: Prioritizes Israel’s integration It is allied with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states in the hope that it will provide affordable oil, relentless arms sales, and stability. area security “It looks like these are now the Biden Administration’s top priorities.” Sarah Leah Whitsongeneral manager of the organization Democracy Now for the Arab World (DAWN), created by journalist Jamal KhashoggiHe was assassinated by the Saudi regime in 2018.
“fundamentals cheap fossil fuels It is in political interest to further defend dirty and profit. short term and voters“But I don’t think they’ve done anything to secure the long-term interests of the American people,” Whitson adds. A recent poll by the Quincy Institute for Responsible States in Washington, D.C., found that more than half of Americans 55%, will oppose the agreement that provides for American soldiers to defend Saudi Arabia in case of war. “If President Biden continues to make the Saudis more powerful, that would be the most the United States has ever committed to defending in the region, and it probably won’t stop there,” he warns. Trita Parsi, executive vice president Quincy Institute.
These concessions to the Saudi regime to encourage other states The region wants the same preferential treatment from the North American giant. Otherwise, its allies may threaten to take shelter under the protection of America’s enemies and give them their resources. “This agreement continues United States of America As a hostage of the Saudis and Emiratis as an adverse effect of their own close ties. Russia and China“says DAWN’s Whitson. Also, the crown prince is a nuclear weapon resist Iranian suggests that the consequences may extend beyond the Persian Gulf. “It is difficult to see if an agreement is reached with Saudi Arabia in which the United States would give it enrichment capacity.” [de uranio]there are still some possibilities Revitalizing the Iran nuclear deal“says Parsi.
historical visits
From both the USA and the region international organizations They voiced their concerns and put them on the table. history of human rights violations A group that brings together the regime of MBS, short for crown prince. “Five years after Khashoggi’s murder, MBS, rather than face the consequences, rewarded Together unprecedented security agreement Whitson denounced it as an act that sacrificed American lives to save their own. Still, normalization appears closer than ever, and historic visits to the region are being made during the crisis. last 24 hours showed.
HE Israeli Minister of TourismErdogan led the first public Israeli delegation to visit the Saudi kingdom, which coincided with the first visit by an Israeli on Tuesday. Saudi delegation in West Bank He’s been busy for 30 years. In a clear sign that the historic diplomatic agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is gaining momentum, the Israeli Minister of Tourism said: Haim KatzHe attended the conference organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in 2013. Riyadh. Also in occupied territories Nayef al-SudairSaudi Arabia’s resident ambassador was here RamallahAt the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority for the first time since the Oslo Accords. The Saudi government has said it will normalize relations with Israel only if there is major progress. Establishment of the Palestinian stateso he set to work.
Source: Informacion
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