Donald Trump

Did Trump get played by the king of Jordan like someone new to the region?

2017-04-14

Jordan has borne some of the heaviest burdens of the Syrian war

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Anti ISIS Coalition Meets for the First Time Under Trump

2017-03-28

The ongoing offensives to push ISIS out of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, and seize Raqqa were key topics behind closed doors at the summit

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The Power Struggle for the Throne and the Saudi 'Reset' With Trump

2017-03-25

Palace intrigue and regional war could complicate the budding romance between Riyadh and the Trump administration

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America’s Confidence Economy

2017-03-20

The surge in business and consumer sentiment reflects an assumption that is deeply rooted in the American psyche

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Trump’s Imaginary Enemy

2017-03-19

Donald Trump’s administration is posturing for a stricter approach to China

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Trump’s Speech Before Congress Outlines Administration’s Goals

2017-03-06

A controversial president who has received a lot of criticism in the past month came across somewhat presidential

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What Is a Populist? And is Donald Trump one?

2017-03-02

To understand the current administration, populism is as important as nativism and authoritarianism

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How Trump is Testing Democracy

2017-02-27

Trump was elected largely for one reason: a substantial share of US voters were fed up with the state of the economy and the politicians who had overseen it

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Can Trump Break Up the Russian-Iranian Alliance?

2017-02-14

Russia and Iran are currently engaged in unprecedented cooperation

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Donald Trump is helping Iran’s radicals

2017-02-14

Deploring the Donald is the one thing that unites the mullahs and the middle class

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How America Could Stumble Into War With Iran

2017-02-11

A major conflagration, whether intentional or not, is perhaps likelier now than ever.

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What Exactly Is Trump’s Travel Ban Supposed to Stop?

2017-02-11

How the president’s advisers have made their case

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Trump’s Chaos Theory of Government

2017-02-07

Trump’s transition was initially reassuring but all hell broke loose as Trump and Bannon began to implement their project in earnest

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Trump’s National Security Council Undergoes Change

2017-02-05

Trump may have changed the standard to what a president does in the first couple of weeks

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As Trump’s world unfolds, Saudis, Alkhalifa ponder their future

2017-02-04

The regime is worried by the change of administration in Washington and Trump’s policies that may have adverse effects on Saudi security and long-term existence

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Tackling Iran: Trump fuels the fire

2017-02-04

Iran moved into President Donald J. Trump’s firing line when his national security advisor put the Islamic republic on notice

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Trump brings shame to U.S. with immigration ban based on fear

2017-01-29

President has obliterated one of our countrys most virtuous tenets and crushed the American Dream for thousands who sought a better life

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Donald Trump Muslim immigration ban: US airports already refusing visa holders entry

2017-01-28

Charities warn those with green cards from listed countries against travelling outside America

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When the Mob Rules, Everyone Is a Target

2017-01-22

Trump’s ochlocracy brings dangers and threats that the Republic has not witnessed since Joe McCarthy. Do we even know how to fight back?

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Obama Bids Farewell With An Indirect Warning Of Trump’s Threat To Democracy

2017-01-11

“Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear.”

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Trump and the Middle East: Between Hope and Apprehension

2016-12-13

Although most everyone in the region badly wants to turn the page on present-day failures, uncertainties about the next administration abound

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Will Trump Stay or Go in Iraq?

2016-12-12

Should the next administration seek to maintain an ongoing U.S. military presence in post-caliphate Iraq?

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Japanese-Americans Imprisoned For Ethnicity Speak Out In Defense Of Muslims

2016-12-08

“It was all based on race hysteria, xenophobia in the past, and you don’t want that to repeat again.”

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Muslims after the election, at a mosque in Trump country

2016-11-23

Kris Kobach has recently suggested a national registry for immigrants and visitors from Muslim countries

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