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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (Reuters/Jason Reed)

What Tillerson Didn’t Say Reminds Me of Obama

by Robert Ford | Jul 8, 2017 | Opinion

The July 5 statement from American Secretary of State Tillerson about Syria was the most detailed statement of the Trump administration’s goals in Syria. The Trump administration is often hard to understand, but this July 5 statement follows a cabinet-level meeting at...

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U.S. President Donald Trump interacts with reporters as he welcomes Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump, after House Panel Subpoenas, Backs Inquiry Into Obama Administration

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 1, 2017 | World

Delving into a political quarrel over the most recent subpoenas in the US House Intelligence Committee’s Russia test, US President Donald Trump on Thursday backed endeavors to examine activities by US security and different authorities under past president...

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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Gulf Cooperation Council leaders summit in Riyadh, May 21, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Washington, Manama… Ending the Six-Year Strain

by Salman Al-dossary | May 24, 2017 | Opinion

With six years of ongoing negligence of a key ally and overlooking Iranian interference to its record, US former president Barack Obama’s foreign policy chipped away at Bahrain’s security the most. Following the Bahrain 2011 unrest and pursuant demands of overthrowing...

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Let’s make a deal. Photographer: Alex Wong – Via Bloomberg

Trump Can Remake the Middle East

by Bernard Haykel | May 22, 2017 | Opinion

One of Donald Trump’s key goals since becoming president has been to systematically reverse the policies of his predecessor. So it’s no surprise that Trump’s visit this weekend to Saudi Arabia, his first to a foreign country, will signal a break with Barack...

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives President of the United States of America in the historical Morabaa’ palace (SPA) 24-08-1438 AH

Trump in Riyadh, Game Rules Change

by Salman Al-dossary | May 21, 2017 | Opinion

With the landing of US President Donald Trump airplane in King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as his first foreign destination, Obama’s phase in foreign policy reached an end. Choosing Saudi Arabia is a clear sign of the upcoming priorities of the US foreign...