Highly transactional relationships are part of global order under Trump

Tom BatemanUS State Department correspondent President Donald Trump and his administration's foreign policy is based on self interest more than any desire to build an international system of values and its nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia should be seen in that context. Washington’s relationship with the Kingdom has traditionally been weighed against America's broader policy goals for the region. Saudi Arabia has long wanted American expertise and backing for a civilian nuclear programme as well a