U.S. trade initiatives in the Middle East face severe paralysis unless Baghdad moves beyond rhetorical disarmament and dismantles state-funded militias.
Friday, July 10, 2026
U.S. trade initiatives in the Middle East face severe paralysis unless Baghdad moves beyond rhetorical disarmament and dismantles state-funded militias.
Trump treats war as business: security commodified, allies clients, conflict leverage. Instability becomes market feature.