As US Vote Looms, Gulf Powers Count Trump Blessings

The Straits Times

20 October 2020

This article also appeared in Balthazarkorab and The Daily Star.

Brandishing a sword and dancing to traditional music on his first visit to Saudi Arabia soon after taking office, Donald Trump launched a dramatic relationship revamp that freed the hands of the Gulf monarchies. “It would be a difficult thing for the Saudis, but at the end of the day, they would have to live with it,” said Middle East expert Dr James Dorsey at RSIS.

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