President Trump’s speech to the Islamic world amounted to a pander to his regal Saudi hosts and a blindness toward the realities of Mideast terrorism, explains ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
Tag: Saudi Arabia
Saudis Embrace Embattled Trump
Escaping the tribulations of Washington, President Trump basked in the Saudi monarchy’s gilded welcome and promised a flood of U.S. weapons to tilt the region’s military balance against Iran, a bad bet on the past, says JP Sottile.
Donald Trump at a Lonely Crossroads
Battered for months by Russia-gate innuendo, Donald Trump finds his unlikely presidency at a dangerous crossroads with no clear-cut path ahead, writes ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke.
Trump Escalates Syrian Proxy War
Taming or Tiptoeing Around Trump
The Bait-and-Switch ‘War on Terror’
Trump Withholds Syria-Sarin Evidence
Trump’s Foreign Policy Incoherence
Exclusive: Powerful forces are arrayed against any significant changes that President Trump may try to make in foreign policy, a dilemma made worse by his own ineptness and staffing troubles, writes Robert Parry.