Análisis CFR Backgrounders, 16.06.2015Introduction The militant Islamist group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was formed in January 2009 through a union of the Saudi and Yemeni branches of al-Qaeda. Jihadist antecedents in the region date to the early 1990s, when thousands of mujahadeen returned to Yemen after fighting the Soviet occupation in Afghanistan. Analysts rate the Yemen-based...
Una bomba nuclear saudita?
Columna La Razón, 20.06.2015 Fareed Zakaria, analista internacional¿No podría Arabia Saudita simplemente comprar una bomba nuclear? Eso es altamente improbable De los distintos aspectos desconcertantes respecto al futuro de Medio Oriente, no cabe duda de que una carrera de armas nucleares estaría a la cabeza. Para alimentar aún más esta inquietud, el reino de Arabia Saudita ha estado...
Did Money Seal Israeli-Saudi Alliance?
Informe Consortiumnews, 15.04.2015 Robert Parry, periodista norteamericanoThe odd-couple relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel may have been sealed with more than a mutual desire to kiss-off Iran. According to an intelligence source, there was a dowry involved, too, with the Saudis reportedly giving Israel some $16 billion. For more than half a century, Saudi Arabia has tried...