Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights
Thursday, 20 November 2025، 08:58 AM
Nearly all recent US administrations have worked with leaders with poor human rights records in order to advance US interests. But more than any recent occupant of the White House, Trump has not only praised prominent autocratic rulers, from Saudi Arabia and Hungary to China and El Salvador, but has shown little interest in reining them in, instead taking a more transactional approach (Read more at Business Standard).