Donald Trumps Business Diplomacy: US President Donald Trump introduced a new face of American diplomacy in the first major and bang foreign trip of his tenure. In this four -day visit, Trump went to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE) where his entire emphasis was on business deal and security partnership. Trump described the journey as a big success and claimed that he acquired an investment deal of $ 4 million million for the US.
Business and earnings
Trump showed his journey completely different from America’s old foreign policy. He criticized the earlier governments, saying that the people of the earlier governments “used to try to teach you how to live and rule.”
Instead of teaching any kind of morality, Trump praised the wealth and modernity of the Gulf countries. He described the shining buildings of Riyadh as “luxurious” and the palaces adorned with the marble and gold of the Gulf rulers are “excellent”. There was no talk on human rights in this visit, which has usually been in visit of Arab countries of American Presidents.
Grand reception and economic deals
The rulers like Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar and the UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed gave a very grand welcome to Trump. Such a reception would hardly have been seen before before. The main attractions of this journey were economic deals. Trump claimed that he made an investment deal of $ 4 million million, which is double the total economy of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE. These deals can be completed in many years. In Qatar, Trump declared a $ 9600 million deal with Boeing, with Qatar Airways bought 210 Boeing 787 and 777x Jets. Boeing described it as his biggest deal, which will support 1.54 lakh jobs every year in the US. Trump called it “the biggest order in the history of Aviation”.
Saudi Arabia invested $ 60,000 million in the US in four years and a weapon of $ 14200 million. The UAE promised an investment of $ 1.4 million in the next ten years, including sectors such as artificial intelligence and semiconductor. In addition, the American company Rethionon made a $ 100 million-anti-drone system deal for Qatar and McDermot made an energy project of $ 850 million with Qatar Energy. These deal is part of Trump’s goal of “Make in America” in Trump.
Qatar jet and controversy
Trump accepted a $ 400 million boing 747-8 jet from Qatar, which will be temporarily used as Air Force One. Trump said that the jet would remain with the Defense Department and later his President would be kept in the library. But this deal has raised questions about morality and safety.
Diplomacy amid global crises
In Gaza, Hamas released the last living American hostage Aidan Alexander before Trump’s visit, which was considered the result of Qatar and Egyptian arbitration. Trump described it as a step towards peace talks, but Trump did not visit Israel this time, which reflects his Netanyahu tension and focus on the Gulf countries.
In Syria, Trump announced the lifting of old restrictions for the new interim government, so that it would get “chance of greatness”. The decision was taken on the advice of Turkish President Erdogan and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The new government leader Ahmed al-Shara has an old relationship with al-Qaeda, for which the US had rewarded him $ 1000 million. Nevertheless, Trump described him as a man with “young, attractive” and “strong history”.
Trump appealed to Iran for nuclear dialogue, but his team’s mixed statements made the Gulf countries confused. The Gulf countries are cautious of Iran’s nuclear program and can be first affected in any stress. In Ukraine, Trump proposed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, but European leaders rejected it without a ceasefire.
Trump’s new policy
Trump’s visit shows that they are giving priority to Gulf countries rather than traditional colleagues like Canada, Mexico or Israel. This strategy is like his Saudi journey of 2017, with emphasis on economic and strategic deals. On the landing of Air Force One in Qatar, Trump said, “It was a great journey. We raised billions of dollars invested for our country.”
Currently, Trump’s dream of trade and cooperation in West Asia is in the news, but the region’s crises and global points will determine its future.
