NBN Author Interview: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq

Katherine Harvey, A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq, Oxford University Press 2022

By James M. Dorsey

Iraq has in the last year taken a lead in sponsoring talks between Middle Eastern arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran in an effort to prevent tension in the region spinning out of control. The Iraqi role is remarkable given that Saudi A…