Comments on: Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy https://globalsecurityreview.com/syria-and-saudi-arabias-northern-front-a-new-theatre-for-the-kingdoms-security-policy/ A division of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Brandon Toliver https://globalsecurityreview.com/syria-and-saudi-arabias-northern-front-a-new-theatre-for-the-kingdoms-security-policy/#comment-2153 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:13:01 +0000 https://globalsecurityreview.com/?p=30855#comment-2153 I found Dr. Mohamed ELDoh’s article gripping and insightful, as it unpacks Saudi Arabia’s bold shift to viewing Syria as a vital security frontier after Assad’s fall. The way Riyadh is tackling Iran’s lingering influence, Turkey’s northern ambitions, and Israel’s targeted strikes is fascinating—blending hard security, reconstruction diplomacy, and backing a transitional government to keep Syria from fracturing. The point about Iran using the Captagon trade as hybrid warfare hit hard, and the cautious Saudi-Turkish alignment is a clever angle. Dr. ELDoh’s expertise makes this a standout read on KSA’s strategic moves.

How could Saudi Arabia’s assertive Syria strategy affect its relations with global players like the U.S. and Russia, given their deep interests in the conflict?

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