In an analysis, Dr James M. Dorsey, a Senior fellow at RSIS, wrote about how while COVID-19 and its economic fallout may be Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s most immediate challenge, equally urgent is repairing strained relations with the US and ensuring competitiveness with Iran, as the two rivals compete for China’s favour.

Dr. James M. Dorsey, a non-resident Senior Associate at the BESA Center, is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture.