The case for engagement isn’t hard to make, Blaise Misztal & John Hannah write. 'The Saudis are Washington’s oldest Arab ally. They’re a G-20 economy and the world’s largest oil exporter and the most influential Muslim-majority country.'
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, signs an agreement with SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son in New York on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.this week — including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, James Risch. That’s big news given that none of their colleagues has stepped foot in the kingdom in nearly 3 1/2 years. In light of the relationship’s importance to U.S.
Unfortunately, like the Biden administration for most of its first two years, Congress largely chose not to engage Saudi Arabia. Indignant over the 2018 murder of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi government agents, efforts to isolate and shun the kingdom and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, became the dominant element in U.S. strategy.
Enter the senators visiting Riyadh this week. McConnell’s delegation includes six of his colleagues. Risch and Sen. Tom Cotton are each traveling separately. All will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed. It’s vitally important that they speak candidly about the damage done by the Khashoggi affair and impress upon him America’s deep concerns about other human rights abuses, particularly those involving dual U.S.-Saudi nationals.
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