🇸🇦🇺🇸 Pepe Escobar offers a much darker interpretation of Washington refusing Saudi requests for military help. “There is a plausible scenario that the decision has been made to throw MBS under the bus.” Weakened Mohammed bin Salman could reopen Saudi Arabia’s internal successio
Why now
Thesis: US-Saudi rift speculation carries oil-supply implications
Catalyst to watch: Confirmed US or Saudi policy shifts
Main risk: Scenario unconfirmed, oil impact uncertain
Why it matters
Speculation about US-Saudi relations and succession risk is a geopolitical scenario with potential oil-supply implications but no confirmed policy change.
Details
🇸🇦🇺🇸 Pepe Escobar offers a much darker interpretation of Washington refusing Saudi requests for military help. “There is a plausible scenario that the decision has been made to throw MBS under the bus.” Weakened Mohammed bin Salman could reopen Saudi Arabia’s internal succession struggle, potentially bringing sidelined rivals such as former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef back into play. Escobar’s underlying question is the interesting one: what happens to Saudi stability if the security guarantee underpinning the kingdom suddenly stops looking guaranteed? @RealPepeEscobar
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