The Globalist

Donald Trump is a very imperfect messenger, but he heralds a lasting return to the traditional stance of US foreign policy.

Erdogan neglected alternative options that could have strengthened Turkey’s position — without sparking the ire of much of the international community.

Instead of strengthening and stabilizing institutions, we are allowing them to fall.

The cost of letting US policy be determined primarily by the ambitions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.