Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

The next Aramco

MBS is trading with China, but his deals with Trump are betting Saudi Arabia’s economic future on American innovation

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Elise Labott
Nov 18, 2025
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When American engineers arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province in the 1930s, they came to build an oil industry that would anchor a strategic partnership for nearly a century. The result was Aramco - a joint venture that transformed both nations and reshaped the global energy landscape.

When Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived at the White House…

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