Trump broke with the past, when the U.S. looked at the Gulf as a site of conflict, marking a new course on how to interpret the region’s international role
Media mentions – The Gulf
Regional leaders feel their success in increasing their influence and in the end have greater influence on Trump than Benjamin Netanyahu
There is a convergence of needs that makes the Gulf monarchies the center of gravity for world economic and geopolitical policies, especially for the U.S
Corrado Cok on the implications of Trump’s foreign policy for the Middle East and Saudi Arabia
Italy is a key partner for the Kingdom, particularly in renewable energy. Our goal is to build a long-term partnership
Efforts are being made to move from a bloc-bloc approach to a dual approach-meaning that lighter trade agreements between the EU and the GCC will be pursued
What the key countries in the region, namely Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, have in common is a firm desire not to be dragged into the escalation, not to end up in the middle of it
Cinzia Bianco on Gulf monarchies’ posture in the current escalation of the Middle East crisis
One of the goals of the October 7 massacre was to derail the Abraham agreements. Now everything is frozen, but the Saudis remain intent on going through with these agreements
From the Saudi perspective, this election is already quite decided in Trump’s favor