Biden Won’t Treat Saudi Arabia Like a “Pariah”
Biden was participating in a Democratic primary debate and speaking to a crowd at odds with then-President Donald Trump’s unconditional support for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS).
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
, in June, to attend the 47th G7 summit and, two weeks later, the death of Donald Rumsfeld, who is widely depicted as “the architect of the Iraq war”.
We Cannot Use Victimhood to Justify Victimizing Others: An Interview with Alice Rothchild on Facing the Israeli Racism in Palestine
Read: Jewish Americans Wanted Anything But Donald TrumpBut there are also a lot of powerful progressive groups challenging that, such as Jewish Voice for Peace.
Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?
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After four years of former president Donald Trump's “America first” approach, Biden has vowed to confront “authoritarianism” in China and Russia while reengaging with allies and centering multilateral diplomacy.
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
under Donald Trump.
Will the Biden Administration Continue Trump’s Abraham Accords Legacy?
While the international community did its best to portray a rift with the US under former President Donald Trump, the likelihood is that world leaders participated in a debacle that was revealed when the normalization agreements between the UAE and Israel were announced.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: War at the Door or Another Russian Roar?
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States with a desire to contain Russia and China, contrary to his predecessor Donald Trump who is widely criticized for doing nothing to block Russia’s growing influence.
Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries
sanction provisions contained in the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) that was signed by Donald Trump in 2017.
Talks between Saudis and Iranians: Facts Speak Louder than Words
President Donald Trump taking office in the United States, international pressure and sanctions on Iran increased to a high level and Saudi Arabia encouraged the United States and other Western countries to intensify pressure on the country.
Hezbollah’s Spying Games Amidst Lebanon’s Demise
president Donald Trump and the regime in Tehran, which played out on Iraq’s own soil towards the end of 2019.
Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible
president Donald Trump was in no way a friend of the EU, and Brexit took place in a political climate of Trumpism, or neo-transatlanticism, as well as euroscepticism.
The Foreign Factor in Jordan’s Plot Crisis
During Trump’s era, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, and Jared Kushner put maximum pressure on Jordan and its king to accept the so-called Deal of the Century.
Biden-Putin Diplomacy: A Push-Me-Pull-You Game?
Biden’s strong statement was a flashback to the Bill O'Reilly remark when he called Putin a killer during an interview with Donald Trump back in 2017.
Brett McGurk: The Epitome of the Democrats’ Middle East Policy
McGurk continued to head the effort to defeat Daesh under Republican president Donald Trump until December 2018, when he resigned after opposing his commander in chief’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria.
Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North Africa
The Guerguerat crisis of November 2020, following the Moroccan army's dispersing of a group of Saharawi demonstrators who were blocking the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania, which amounted to a violation of the 1991 ceasefire, the Polisario Front's return to arms, and Donald Trump's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over this disputed territory have toppled the status quo.
Can Arms Bring Turkey and Saudi Arabia Together?
Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States strengthened the aggressive political discourse by the Saudi leadership against Turkey.
“The US Needs a Reckoning, Not a Reconciliation”: An Interview with Sundiata Cha-Jua
Capitol siege on January 6 then? What did make this possible? Was Donald Trump the chief responsible for this or only a symptom of undercurrents?
Ultimately, we can trace the rise of contemporary fascism that culminated in the January 6 assault of the U.
The Ethnically Diverse Biden Administration Makes White Supremacists Angry
The new ways of casting votes due to COVID-19, the controversial statements by Donald Trump on the results of the election, and the recount of votes in critical states all made this election different.
With US Investors Fleeing Latin America, China Steps In
President Donald Trump took a clear stance of discouraging Latin American countries from doing business with China.
Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future
In the end, the United States addressed the Donald Trump administration’s excesses, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s emphasis on American values and call on Saudi Arabia to stop state-sanctioned assassinations merely amounted to a slap on the wrist.
