Middle East Pursues Peace on Its Own Terms
Syrian supporters of President Bashar al-Assad gather in the northern city of Aleppo in April 2018.
Photographer: George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty Images
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman used his appointment as defense minister in 2015 to intervene in Yemen’s war.
Now, as prime minister, the crown prince has reinvented himself in the unlikely role of regional peacemaker.