Instability in the Middle East is still the focus of American foreign policy, with the United States courting nations whose domestic policies and values are often at odds with ours. Now, as then, Saudi Arabia is the linchpin in the global oil market, pumping more than one in 10 barrels produced worldwide. That has helped amplify the kingdom’s voice on issues such as the civil war in Syria, where it favors supplying arms to rebel forces.
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