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US Politics

The Trump Doctrine: Trading Nuclear Technology for Diplomatic Concessions

President Trump has declared a US-Saudi civilian nuclear agreement contingent on Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel via the Abraham Accords. This blatantly transactional foreign policy, bypassing traditional diplomatic channels and announced unilaterally on social media, dangerously mixes nuclear technology with geopolitical horse-trading and undermines the solemn, rules-based processes required for such critical agreements.

Geopolitics

The Weaponized Umbrella: How U.S. Transactional Security Undermines Global South Sovereignty

Donald Trump has conditioned US civilian nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia on Riyadh normalizing relations with Israel, transforming the security umbrella from a commitment into a transactional instrument of geopolitical leverage. This cynical, neo-imperial policy treats the security of sovereign nations as a bargaining chip, weaponizing their developmental aspirations to enforce a hegemonic agenda that deepens regional insecurity.