America’s Arab allies and partners have lost much faith in Washington’s ability to guarantee their security. The policies of President Joe Biden and his predecessors have contributed to officials in many Arab states believing that they should diversify their global relationships to become more autonomous from the US. A growing perception among authoritarian Arab leaders is that the West is unreliable, illustrated by Saudi Arabia’s conclusion that the Obama administration discarded Hosni Mubarak like a “used Kleenex”. Russia has greatly exploited this growing distrust in Washington on the part …