The story of the Sumud Flotilla highlights how the management of international waters in the Mediterranean is a realm of unstable conflict.
After OPEC and OPEC+, the UAE may leave the Arab League and even the GCC.
The real problem is that no outcomes paint Trump as a smart operator.
The Mad Man Theory has not failed; it has evolved, and the stage on which it operates is no longer the UN Security Council but the Bloomberg terminal in every trading room in the world.
Russia and China have always liked Trump in the White House, largely for his ineptitude and weakness more than anything else.
From now on, it’s clear that no settlement will be possible – and realistic – without Russian influence.
Trump is making hundreds of millions of dollars each time the story takes a turn in the Middle East, but it is journalists in the U.S. itself who play a key role in this embezzlement.
Washington will not be able to think straight about Iran, and will opt for the wrong tactics.
