Al Majalla devotes this issue to the US-Saudi nuclear agreement signed this month, because it lies at the intersection of security, energy, economics, and geopolitics. The deal came after America concluded that losing Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear programme to Beijing or Moscow would carry consequences far beyond commerce, undermining US political and technological influence for decades, while Saudi Arabia regards a peaceful nuclear programme as one of the pillars of its Vision 2030 to build a more diversified economy, supported by advanced industry and a new scientific and technological base. Through this special coverage, Al Majalla considers the subject from all angles.
