Israel and the Gulf: A Security Partnership Around the Corner?
Much has been done – and rightly so – regarding closer security cooperation between Israel and key Gulf countries, especially with Bahrain.
published by on February 10, 2022
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Much has been done – and rightly so – regarding closer security cooperation between Israel and key Gulf countries, especially with Bahrain.
Over the past months, Europeans have tried to appease the Trump administration by pledging to raise their defense spending, and dedicate much of that increase to buying U.S. weapons, while accepting a disadvantageous trade deal with Washington without using their leverage. Is the EU being pragmatic or is it surrendering its principles?
Despite a shifting global order, Europe keeps playing by the old handbook. To become a truly geopolitical power, the EU and its member states must assert their economic and military strength both in trade negotiations and on the Ukrainian battlefield.
The Lee-Ishiba meeting is further evidence of a transformational shift in progressive foreign policy in Seoul.
At the White House, Lee will have to navigate Trump’s transactional approach to foreign policy with the partnership’s deeper concerns.
The president may have the necessary ingredients, but the recipe seems to be lost.