>Looks like the US is backing UAE as Saudi wanes
How exactly are they waning? Last I heard everyone there was still as rich as ever due to the oil money.
How exactly are they waning? Last I heard everyone there was still as rich as ever due to the oil money.
And in non-oil GDP growth, UAE is currently outpacing Saudi.
As to "everyone there was still as rich as ever due to the oil money", depends on who "everyone" is: 77% of the total workforce in Saudi is migrant workers, many of whom earn < US$5000/yr. They're not citizens.