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How the U.S. is Tapping a Much Bigger Well in The Middle East

And why Beijing isn't happy about it

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he arrives at King Khalid International Airport on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trump begins a multi-nation tour of the Gulf region focused on expanding economic ties and reinforcing security cooperation with key U.S. allies. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

EXPERT DEEP DIVE – President Donald Trump’s first official trip to the Middle East during his current administration may have tapped a well that runs much deeper than the significant tech and partnership announcements that were made in Riyadh. 

With five cabinet secretaries and leaders from many of the world’s leading technology companies in tow, some experts on the region are focused more broadly on the U.S. using the trip to establish a new overall framework for the United States’ relationship with regional countries, a framework not seen since the 1930s.

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