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 337 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 Poland: Europe Hears ‘Enough’ From the US: Clever Poles Refuse To Believe It July 9, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita We [in Poland] believe that we can create an enclave of the old transatlantic order. 0 Australia: ‘Shameful’, Incomprehensible’: Severe Blowback over FIFA’s Opaque Balogun Decision July 6, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Venezuela: Strategic Errors July 7, 2026. Published in AnalíticaI want to believe that in some Washington office there is someone capable of understanding what is happening. 0 Taiwan: From Maintaining Order to Coming Out on Top: The Changing US Strategic Discourse July 5, 2026. Published in Meihua NewsU.S. interests themselves may not have changed; what has changed is more likely the way those interests are expressed. 0 Spain: Tragedy Is Undermining Chavista Power, but Trump Is Not Accelerating the Political Transition July 4, 2026. Published in ABC JournalThe natural disaster that struck Venezuela marks the collapse of Chavismo, even in the eyes of those who defended it until the very end. 0 Topics Japan: New York State Legislature Bill Abolishing the Writing of Mother and Father Is Strange July 10, 2026. Published in Sankei ShimbunThe rejection of the words ‘father’ and ‘mother’ damages the traditional view of family. 0 Saudi Arabia: Could There Be a NATO Without the US? July 10, 2026. Published in Arab NewsSaving NATO in the age of Trump was on the minds of everyone in Ankara, but of course it was not discussed. 0 Saudi Arabia: NATO’s Photo-Op in Ankara July 9, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIn Ankara, the key word will be “cheese” as TV cameras record yet another photo-up. 0 Poland: Europe Hears ‘Enough’ From the US: Clever Poles Refuse To Believe It July 9, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita We [in Poland] believe that we can create an enclave of the old transatlantic order. 0 China: South Korea Must Reflect on America’s Untrustworthiness July 9, 2026. Published in HuanqiuThe era of political multipolarity has arrived, and a security framework based on unilateral dependence is only becoming more inadequate against complex threats. 0 Austria: Birthright Citizenship: They Won the Battle, but Not the War July 8, 2026. Published in Der StandardThe dissenting votes ... are ... a warning sign for the future. 0 United Arab Emirates: Were Trump’s Military Powers Revoked? July 7, 2026. Published in AlkhaleejThe president retains military authority, but Congress can halt it by cutting military funding. 0 Venezuela: Strategic Errors July 7, 2026. Published in AnalíticaI want to believe that in some Washington office there is someone capable of understanding what is happening. 0 Related Articles Venezuela: Strategic Errors July 7, 2026. Published in AnalíticaI want to believe that in some Washington office there is someone capable of understanding what is happening. Taiwan: From Maintaining Order to Coming Out on Top: The Changing US Strategic Discourse July 5, 2026. Published in Meihua NewsU.S. interests themselves may not have changed; what has changed is more likely the way those interests are expressed. Germany: Close to a Nightmare Scenario* June 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungNow Israel is also learning what kind of 'ally' Donald Trump is. South Africa: US Escalates Its Pressure Campaign Against South Africa over Iran and China June 27, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent[W]hy does the United States believe it has the standing to dictate which nations South Africa may engage with and on what terms? Austria: Notorious Bully Trump Is Hurting Himself May 28, 2026. Published in Der StandardTrump has dropped the hammer on his own toes. 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