Tensions between Joe Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been high ahead of their first meeting in Saudi Arabia, especially after Biden's administration last year released an assessment by the intelligence community that Prince Mohammed "approved" the operation that led to Khashoggi's killing and dismemberment in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. For more analysis on Biden's first visit to the Saudi Kingdom, FRANCE 24 is joined by Mohammed Soliman, Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington DC. He does not believe that Biden's visit will significantly change its relationship with the US nor will it dramatically alter its energy policy or foreign policy. "Right now, we are in a global disorder," explains Mr. Soliman. Rather than favoring Washington over Beijing or Moscow, or vice versa, "regional powers and middle powers like Saudi Arabia, India, Nigeria, Egypt, Brazil [...] are trying to establish resilience, bilateral relations with all the powers on the global stage. And this is what a sovereign nation would do."


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