Trump could be the biggest winner from Middle East escalation
The former president claims the world was at peace during his rule and that the “weakness” of the Biden administration has led to wars in Europe and the Levant.
For the past year, the Biden administration has struggled to prevent a regional war in the Middle East, fearing that it might draw in the US or wreak havoc on the world economy. This policy is now very close to failing.
Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
