Values take ‘backseat’: ‘Saudi leaders express delight in Trump’s transactionalism’

Kicking off a whirlwind Gulf tour of trillion-dollar deals in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump has lavished effusive praise on Saudi’s de facto ruler, calling him “an incredible man” and a “great guy,” and made no mention of human rights concerns in the country. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective of a veritable paradigm ship in American foreign policy and economic policy, FRANCE 24’s Charli James welcomes Dr Neil Quilliam, Author, Foreign Affairs Specialist and Associate Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House.