Russia-Saudi Relations are a Piece of Cake

“In August 1986, a stake was driven silently through the heart of the Soviet economy. Although the effects would not be felt immediately, the Saudis opened the taps and flooded the world market with oil.”

Political scientist Peter Schweizer wrote these words in 1994 as part of an article that connected the Reagan Administration’s relations with Saudi Arabia to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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