Oil dollars and weapons sales mean Trump needs Saudi Arabia more than ever

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In his second term, Trump will likely be even more transactional than in his first, explained Dr Andreas Krieg, an associate professor in the defence studies department of King’s College London. “The transactional approach that Trump is taking I think is mostly in favour of Gulf politics. Gulf leaders are quite happy with the transactional approach. It’s predictable. You pay for something, and you usually get it,” he told The i Paper.

Seeing Trump as a “trustworthy dealmaker and businessman” who sticks to deals, Gulf states prefer his style of leadership over his predecessor whose “opaque set of values” were difficult for Gulf Arab leaders to understand, noted Dr Krieg.

Period	27 Jan 2025
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