JOHN CASSIDY. Trumps Awful Middle East Policies Are Coming Back to Haunt Him (New Yorker 17-9-19)
September 19, 2019
Trumps in a pickle, and hes the one responsible for it. By needlessly reneging on the U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal and launching a sanctions campaign that amounts to economic warfare against Tehran, he has strengthened the Iranian hard-liners and further destabilized a region that was already in turmoil. By enabling Saudi Arabia in bombing Yemen and carrying out horrendous war crimes, he has contributed to a terrible humanitarian crisis…
John Cassidy has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995. You can read the full article here.

Ramesh Thakur
Ramesh Thakur is emeritus professor at the Australian National University and a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General. Of Indian origin, he is a citizen of Canada, New Zealand and Australia.