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Saudi king shows no signs of slowing aggressive foreign policy

Saudi Arabia has overextended itself militarily and economically and it would behoove it to return to a more traditional approach in its foreign policy.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (front seat) arrives to greet U.S. President Donald Trump for his address to the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX36VOB
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (front seat) arrives to greet US President Donald Trump for his address to the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. — REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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