End of Road for the U.S. as Saudi Arabia Chooses to Decouple from Washington | Vantage with Palki Sharma​. Saudi Arabia wants to play a bigger role in the world. Its ambitions are growing, and it is undergoing a transition – both an economic and social one. The US does not figure in Saudi’s scheme of things as Riyadh turns to China and Russia. Palki Sharma tells you more.