Trump’s second White House meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi will encourage a drift toward repression even worse than the Mubarak era.
Middle East
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Needed: A U.S. Policy on Saudi Arabia
The next administration would do well to revise the long-standing U.S. partnership with Saudi Arabia, and America has substantial leverage to produce change in the kingdom’s behavior.
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The Border Is Always Ready to Blow Up
A brief guide to the last clash, and the next, on the Israel-Gaza line
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A Dance in Riyadh, a Blackout in Gaza
Trump’s unreserved support for his Saudi sycophants could make life even more miserable in the Hamas-ruled enclave on the sea.