Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Washington’s History of Surrealpolitik in the Middle East 294 March 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Middle East Eye (United Kingdom) on 10 March 2021 by Taha Ozhan (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaCentral Intelligence Agencyforeign policyJamal KhashoggiJoe BidenMohammed bin Salmannational securitySaudi ArabiaUnited Kingdom Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping End Unipolar Age in Beijing May 18, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Japan: US-China Leadership Summit: Are the US Economic Results Exaggerated? May 23, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunThe likelihood is that the outcomes weren’t as favorable as [Trump] initially hoped. 0 Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Discipline Prevails During Trump’s China Visit May 19, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Republican Primaries: Trump Tightens His Grip May 20, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Germany: The Request Concert of Hormuz May 20, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWho will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply? 0 Topics Qatar: Those Who Believe America Will Leave the Region after the War Are Deluded — and Here’s Why May 25, 2026. Published in Aljazeera[T]he Middle East remains a structural component of the global order that Washington seeks to lead. 0 Canada: Trump Purged His Republican Critics. Here’s Why He Could Soon Regret It May 25, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s Deal-Making Leaves Iran in the Driver’s Seat and Israel more Vulnerable May 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Reaching Australian Wallets and Politics May 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 France: The United States Has Not Abandoned Its Expansionist Ambitions in Greenland May 24, 2026. Published in RadioFranceThe Trump administration is gathering strength in Greenland. 0 Japan: US-China Leadership Summit: Are the US Economic Results Exaggerated? May 23, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunThe likelihood is that the outcomes weren’t as favorable as [Trump] initially hoped. 0 Poland: ‘Trump Brand Is Toxic.’ Australia Will Not Get Its Tallest Skyscraper* May 23, 2026. Published in Gazeta WyborczaTrump’s total net worth is about $6.5 billion ... nearly a threefold increase since returning to the U.S. presidency. 0 South Africa: Trump’s China Visit Was a Diplomatic Disappointment May 23, 2026. Published in Cape TimesTrump appeared more focused on admiring China’s grand ballroom designs and expressing interest in building a similar one in the United States. 0 Related Articles Austria: Trump Is Preparing To Put the Gulf War on Ice May 15, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]f the ideologues prevail, there will be no "deal," but at most a frozen conflict. And before long, a new war. Tunisia: A Ship Adrift May 9, 2026. Published in Le QuotidienWhen America gets drunk from waging endless wars, paradoxically the whole planet wakes up with a terrible hangover. Germany: Would a Trump Deal Be Better Than the Obama Deal?* April 19, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Mexico: The 2nd Declaration of Havana Today April 12, 2026. Published in La JornadaThe embrace of socialism ... has led to Donald Trump’s current executive order to restrict oil supplies to Cuba. Spain: Consumed by Rage March 26, 2026. Published in La Razón[W]hen ethics are abandoned for epics, and when political power subverts rational military decision-making, it is not surprising that symptoms of strategic fatigue begin to develop. Previous articleBiden’s Brand of Democracy Isolates the PalestiniansNext articleTehran’s Expansionism Must Be Tackled LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment