In an analysis, RSIS Senior Fellow James Dorsey wrote about how the politics of legal cases against critics and dissidents in Saudi Arabia raises questions not only about the kingdom’s human rights record but also issues important to many potential foreign investors such as the independence of the judiciary, transparency, accountability, and the rule of law.

..Dr .James M. Dorsey is a Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer.