Trump in the Gulf: Billions of Which It's Hard to See the Color

The U.S. president gave the turn by juggling with billions throughout his journey from 13 to 16 May in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. But this is largely about announcement effects and numbers that must be trusted. Some headlines in the international press have tried to unravel the truth of the false and the reality of the fanfaronnades.

Trump wanted to lead the US economy into the "golden age". After the customs war, the signs now stand for conciliation. Nevertheless, the US markets look more like twilight. That should give the Europeans to think.

The loot is rich and Trump has happily entered it. But the positive result of the US president's visit to the Gulf countries, obtained on the plate of a pharaonic business in the name of stability, must deal with an ungovernable variable: Yemen, with all its socio-political components, often underestimated by American administrations that struggle to understand its internal dynamics. In the beginning, there was a hypothesis on the plate for mont…