Dark Signs in the Persian Gulf
Dark Signs in the Persian Gulf Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 8 August 2017 The political and economic assault against Qatar by a Saudi-led coalition so far shows no signs of succeeding in bending Qatar to its will. More seriously, it raises ominous signals for the future of geopolitics in the Arabian Peninsula. That future may […]
The Geopolitics of the Khashoggi Murder
October 18, 2018 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Erdogan, Graham Fuller, Iran, jamal khashoggi, Muhammad bin Salman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Wahhabism •
The grisly details of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi security goons in their own consulate in Istanbul has riveted global attention like few other recent stories. Not surprisingly, the lurid descriptions of this single sensational case have far greater impact on public perceptions than the deaths of some ten thousand Yemenis—mostly civilians— in Saudi Arabia’s military operations in Yemen—facilitated by Washington and London.
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