UK and Saudi Arabia

Question 1

what type of intervention takes place here?

Answer 1

military aid

Question 2

how much is this aid worth?

Answer 2

over £10billion

Question 3

how much has saudi invested in UK?

Answer 3

over $60billion - mainly in form of real estate

Question 4

what is saudi using aid for?

Answer 4

to bomb yemen

Question 5

how does the UK justify this aid?

Answer 5

says we need a wester ally in the middle east, we need saudi for oil, also claims human rights have improved e.g. women can drive now

Question 6

how else does this aid get misused?

Answer 6

crown prince profits from siphoning off of money from weapons deals