When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump this week, there will be no shortage of issues for the two leaders to discuss. Follow-up on the robust bilateral cooperation frameworks in economics and technology, including artificial intelligence — outlined during Trump’s visit to the Kingdom in May — is sure to be on the agenda, as are still-unresolved thorny regional security issues, such as Iran, Israel-Palestine and the continued threat presented by the Houthis in Yemen.

It may be a coincidence, but history rarely writes itself without purpose. Next week’s meeting in Washington between Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and…

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in the US this week, the two countries are expected to discuss a range of topics — from artificial intelligence and civilian…