US EditionTrump Sheds His MAGA Isolationism During Middle East Trip
- President Donald Trump made a four-day trip through Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE from May 13 to 16, 2025, signaling a shift in his foreign policy approach.
- The trip followed Trump’s prior 'America First' isolationist campaign but showed engagement through historic visits and new deals, although some details and impacts remain debated.
- Trump secured dozens of multibillion-dollar agreements in defense, aviation, AI, and technology sectors, including a $96 billion Boeing jet pact and major investments from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
- Trump emphasized his focus on resolving disputes rather than initiating them, proposed creating a 'freedom zone' in Gaza involving U.S. participation, and claimed that Iran had somewhat agreed to nuclear terms, despite Iranian officials dismissing him as naive.
- The trip marked Trump’s increased global involvement with positive market and diplomatic signals but also raised ethical concerns and uncertainty about long-term geopolitical outcomes.
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What We Learned From President Trump’s First Official Trip Abroad
Official presidential travel is a weighty business. Unlike unofficial travel—for events like Pope Francis’s funeral—official trips are planned months in advance and carefully choreographed to send certain messages and sound selected themes. Case in point: President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Persian Gulf. There, in an echo of his first term’s first trip, his travel set up unprecedented U.S. economic and technological engagement with the r…
President Trump's Triumphant Middle East Visit
On Friday, President Donald Trump wrapped up a triumphant trip to the Middle East. This trip was Trump’s first overseas visit to the Middle East during his second term, setting a precedent for prioritizing Gulf nations (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE) early in his administration.
Donald Trump wraps up Middle East tour in UAE
Former President Donald Trump’s Middle East tour included visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, focusing on economic partnerships and regional diplomacy. Highlights included a $600 billion investment deal with Saudi Arabia, a record-breaking aircraft purchase agreement with Qatar, and collaboration on AI development with the UAE. Despite these achievements, his handling of the Gaza crisis drew criticism for a lack of tangible humanitarian …
Trump’s new Europe: From ally to adversary
Mark Leonard welcomes Célia Belin, head of ECFR’s Paris office and senior policy fellow, to discuss how President Donald Trump’s return to the White House could reshape Europe’s political landscape. Their conversation builds on Célia’s recent policy brief, “MAGA goes global: Trump’s plan for Europe”: she argues that, while Trump’s foreign policy may appear impulsive, it follows a clear ideological playbook which casts Europe not as a partner, bu…
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