middle east politics

Donald Trump’s Pantomime United Nations

February 21, 2026 · Breaking News

The current membership of the board is a motley mix. It includes prominent countries already invested in bringing stability to Gaza—Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, the Gulf monarchies. The White…

How M.B.S. Won Back Washington

November 18, 2025 · Breaking News

The former ambassador to Saudi Arabia in the Biden Administration, Michael Ratney, made the argument in the Wall Street Journal recently that the investments in sports weren’t really…