Nov 20, 2025
In this episode of
Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew
Czekaj sit down with MEI Visiting Scholar F. Gregory Gause, III, to
analyze the policy implications of Saudi Arabian Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud’s (MBS) first visit
to the US in seven years. What do US and
Saudi officials hope to achieve from MBS's historic trip?
Gause breaks down how the kingdom has changed under MBS’s
leadership and the prospects for a bilateral defense agreement
between the US and Saudi Arabia. Gause also examines the evolving
US-Saudi relationship and how the turbulent regional landscape is
affecting Riyadh’s foreign policy calculations.
Recorded on November 18, 2025.