How to Respond to Saudi Arabia After the Khashoggi Disappearance

There was no doubt that the disappearance and likely death of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey in October 2018 would now damage Saudi Arabia’s relations with the US and Europe. In a Commentary feature the author argued that the US and European governments must move beyond rhetoric and implement sustained diplomatic measures to persuade Saudi Arabia that political reform was its only option.

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ECFR: Commentary, 22.10.18: Ministry of foreign assassinations: Killings, disappearances, and the challenge to the liberal order https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_killings_disappearances_and_challenge_to_liberal_order

UK: GOV.UK: FCO: Press Release, 17.10.18: G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi https://www.gov.uk/government/news/g7-foreign-ministers-statement-on-disappearance-of-jamal-khashoggi

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 15.10.18: In Khashoggi Fallout, Iran Benefits From Another Saudi Misstep https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/khashoggi-fallout-iran-benefits-another-saudi-misstep

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 15.10.18: After Khashoggi Disappearance, Business Sours on Mohammed bin Salman https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/after-khashoggi-disappearance-business-sours-mohammed-bin-salman

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 09.10.18: The Saudi Leadership Has Made It Clear It Will Act With Impunity https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/saudi-leadership-has-made-it-clear-it-will-act-impunity

ECFR: Commentary, 12.10.18: Khashoggi disappearance: Time for an independent investigation https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_khashoggi_disappearance_time_for_an_independent_investigation

CAPX, 22.10.18: Saudi Arabia still has a lot to learn about what the West wants https://capx.co/saudi-arabia-still-has-a-lot-to-learn-about-what-the-west-wants/

CAPX, 26.10.18: How high a price will the Saudis pay for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder? https://capx.co/how-high-a-price-will-the-saudis-pay-for-jamal-khashoggis-murder/

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