The US-Saudi relationship

The World

The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shaken the alliance between Riyadh and Washington. But Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics tells host Carol Hills that any strain on the relationship is likely to be temporary.

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