Opulence, business deals, $400M plane: Takeaways from Trump`s Mideast tour
President Donald Trump used the first major foreign trip of his second term to outline a vision for restoring global stability that is grounded in pragmatism and self-interest rather than values, holding out US ties to wealthy Gulf countries as a model for America's longtime foes.
His four-day swing through Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Обединените арабски емирства, които приключват в петък, сложиха прожекторите на транзакционния метод на Тръмп към външните работи, защото той беше пъстър от автократични владетели с трио от обилни държавни визити, където имаше огромен акцент върху икономическите и сигурността. But Trump insisted he was turning the page on American “interventionalism ” in the region as he moved to recognise the new government in Syria for the first time and prodded Iran to engage on nuclear talks before it's too late.
Some takeaways from Trump's travels:
Trump marvelled at Gulf state opulence but held his tongue on human rights
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