The recent tour of US President Donald Trump in the Gulf is not a transient event that is reduced to the forms of signing the protocol contracts or ceremonies.
Rather, the visit carried profound indications that go beyond the traditional framework, to reveal a new strategic position and balance in the concepts of influence and regional and international interests.
The superficial view that depicts visits as Washington’s opportunity to collect billions, overlooks the depth of dynamics that governs the relationship between the two parties.
Talking about “taking money” does not reflect the reality of reality, as much as it indicates a reduced reading that ignores the growing Gulf role in the regional and international decision -making.
The Arab Gulf countries are no longer just consumer or ally markets that depend on American support, but today are a political and economic actor who possesses strong influence and negotiation tools.
The economic and investment agreements that signed, came as an embodiment of a deliberate Gulf vision that sees partnership with the United States a long -term investment.
The relationship is no longer based only on security exchange or weapons, but has become a multi -dimensional partnership that includes infrastructure, technology, and sustainable economic development, and all of this is in line with the national transformation strategies adopted by the Gulf states.
Dealing with a character like Donald Trump falls “deals”, which requires our countries a high level of political sophistication. They are not political compliments, but understandings that realize the nature of common interests and negotiate the principle of mutual profit. An attempt to photograph the Gulf states as a “driving of money” easily, an attempt that does not stand up to a real analytical reading.
The agreed investments were nothing but a reflection of a sovereign decision that expresses a desire to enhance economic independence, diversify the sources of income, and build alliances with a strategic dimension. The Gulf is fully aware that money, if it does not turn into political and economic influence, loses its value in the game of international interests.
Trump’s visit confirmed that the Gulf no longer receives American policy as pressures, but rather negotiates, defines its conditions, and has a clear impact on the major trends in the region. This partnership is no longer unilateral, but rather is based on equal that creates a new political reality that is difficult to ignore.
Those who try to simplify international relations into “populist statements” must reconsider their analyzes. The Persian Gulf today is not a continued entity, but a major player in the strength equation.
The deals that are concluded are no longer dictated, but rather are managed from the decision -making rooms between interest and sovereignty. It is not “alms money”, but rather studied investments in strategic partnerships that redraw the features of the region, which are investments money and with “the will” of our countries.
