King Salman’s Outreach to Asia
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is conducting a six-country tour of Asia that will take him to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Japan, China, and the Maldives.
Baker Institute Fellow
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen is a Baker Institute fellow for the Middle East at Rice University.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is conducting a six-country tour of Asia that will take him to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Japan, China, and the Maldives.
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