Saudi Arabia Is Replacing Care for Muslim Causes with the Cold-Hearted Calculations of Realpolitik

By CJ Werleman

22 February 2020

Saudi Arabia's prioritising of profit over principle has grown exponentially under Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.

Saudi Arabia has jealously guarded its claim to being the “guardian of Islam” by being the undisputed leader in donating humanitarian aid to the Muslim world, with foreign aid contributions exceeding $90 billion – or 3.7 percent of its annual gross domestic product in thirty years spanning 1975 to 2005.

But in its current era of defacto Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) rule, the Kingdom is replacing its previously expressed care for Muslim causes with the cold-hearted calculations of realpolitik. Read More https://newageislam.com/the-war-within-islam/cj-werleman/saudi-arabia-is-replacing-care-for-muslim-causes-with-the-cold-hearted-calculations-of-realpolitik/d/121124