In the long term the US still needs Saudi Arabia as an ally in the Middle East.
- Research Associate, King's College London, King's College London
Despite the UK’s close relationship with Saudi Arabia, the British public think much the same about its global influence as they do about Russia and Iran – and it isn’t good.
UK and US relations with Saudi Arabia were already under serious scrutiny – even before the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist.
Saudi Arabia gets far more out of being close with the UK than vice versa.
From awkwardness and confusion to rancour, Trump certainly left his mark on the 2018 NATO summit.
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