4 Points from the Meeting between Mohammed bin Salman and Trump
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's criticisms of his predecessor, President Joe Biden, both share a strong relationship with Saudi Arabia. It is true that it started off rocky with Biden, but it improved and subsequently reached its best stages. Riyadh's strategy is to maintain the historical relationship with Washington, whether under a Republican or Democratic administration. This is what Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman indicated at the White House. The relationship began with a Democrat (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt), flourished with a Republican (President Ronald Wilson Reagan), and is now at its best with a Republican president. It is certain that the White House will eventually transition to a Democratic administration in the future.
The first point to understanding the relationship between Riyadh and Washington is that it does not focus on shifting red and blue colors. The strategic alliance has persisted over all these decades for economic and political reasons, not emotional ones.
The second point is that countries, of course, seek their own interests in their relationships with one another. When Trump talks about deals, he is addressing his American domestic audience; more jobs means more popularity. Saudi Arabia also benefits from this relationship. This is what the crown prince said when he emphasized that Saudi invests not to please Trump or America, but to pursue real opportunities, not illusory ones. It fulfills Saudi Arabia's future economic needs. This is the primary goal, and everything else is just spite and chatter.
The third point is the Saudi crown prince's response regarding the goal of al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden when he chose 15 Saudis to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: to destroy the relationship between Riyadh and Washington. This was the primary objective. Bin Laden understood that destroying two towers would not bring America to its knees, but striking at the relationship and igniting a war between the West and the Islamic world was his aim: a vile plan to fan the flames of religious hatred. This plan did not succeed thanks to the strong relationship between the two countries. They were able to overcome this stormy crisis. Al-Qaida was weakened, bin Laden was killed, and the relationship between Washington and Riyadh is at its best stage. In short, the forces of good triumphed over the forces of evil. The dream of extremist groups, terrorist organizations, and sectarian militias is to weaken this alliance. This is what they are doing through acts of violence, propaganda and deliberate distortion. They realize that weakening the Riyadh-Washington relationship would open the way for them to expand, extend their dominance and strengthen their ideological influence.
The fourth point is the discussion about the future. Investing in artificial intelligence and electronic chips represents a competition among civilizations to build the future. Let us remember that extremist nationalist and religious ideologies, the pursuit of leadership and brainwashing populations with illusions were among the reasons for our region's deterioration. Meanwhile, Asian countries, for example, took a different path, building their economies and developing their societies. Therefore, the conversation between the Saudi crown prince and Trump about investing in modern technologies is a conversation about shaping the future and engaging in legitimate economic and scientific competition.
The first point to understanding the relationship between Riyadh and Washington is that it does not focus on shifting red and blue colors. The strategic alliance has persisted over all these decades for economic and political reasons, not emotional ones.
The second point is that countries, of course, seek their own interests in their relationships with one another. When Trump talks about deals, he is addressing his American domestic audience; more jobs means more popularity. Saudi Arabia also benefits from this relationship. This is what the crown prince said when he emphasized that Saudi invests not to please Trump or America, but to pursue real opportunities, not illusory ones. It fulfills Saudi Arabia's future economic needs. This is the primary goal, and everything else is just spite and chatter.
The third point is the Saudi crown prince's response regarding the goal of al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden when he chose 15 Saudis to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: to destroy the relationship between Riyadh and Washington. This was the primary objective. Bin Laden understood that destroying two towers would not bring America to its knees, but striking at the relationship and igniting a war between the West and the Islamic world was his aim: a vile plan to fan the flames of religious hatred. This plan did not succeed thanks to the strong relationship between the two countries. They were able to overcome this stormy crisis. Al-Qaida was weakened, bin Laden was killed, and the relationship between Washington and Riyadh is at its best stage. In short, the forces of good triumphed over the forces of evil. The dream of extremist groups, terrorist organizations, and sectarian militias is to weaken this alliance. This is what they are doing through acts of violence, propaganda and deliberate distortion. They realize that weakening the Riyadh-Washington relationship would open the way for them to expand, extend their dominance and strengthen their ideological influence.
The fourth point is the discussion about the future. Investing in artificial intelligence and electronic chips represents a competition among civilizations to build the future. Let us remember that extremist nationalist and religious ideologies, the pursuit of leadership and brainwashing populations with illusions were among the reasons for our region's deterioration. Meanwhile, Asian countries, for example, took a different path, building their economies and developing their societies. Therefore, the conversation between the Saudi crown prince and Trump about investing in modern technologies is a conversation about shaping the future and engaging in legitimate economic and scientific competition.
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