Hussein Ibish
Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute (AGSI), weekly columnist for The National, and writer and speaker at large. Former Bloomberg columnist and New York Times regular contributor, now writing a lot for The Atlantic.
- On May 15, AGSI will host a discussion with F. Gregory Gause, III and Hussein Ibish on Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia. It will be in person and live streamed at 12:30 PM on Thursday, May 15. Register here: agsi.org/events/will-...
- My preview of Trump’s upcoming Gulf trip:
- The Trump administration appears to be seeking to simultaneously maintain the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency while devaluing it against other currencies to bolster the competitiveness of U.S. exports. @ibishblog.bsky.social
- This is truthful: under Trump, the US has become a secret police state x.
- The latest news on Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks may or may not be major news. Because Trump may or may not join ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine that may or may not happen in Turkey on Thursday. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
- Audio of my interview this AM on NPR’s Morning Edition program — Arab Gulf States Institute scholar (guess who) discusses Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia : NPR www.npr.org/2025/05/12/n...
- The administration continues to behave like thuggish gangsters, with the fish rotting from the head, as usual, with the disposable scoundrel Trump in charge. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/n...
- Both the Justice Department and Ozturk’s attorneys floated the idea that travel be limited to Vermont, and Massachusetts. But the judge declined to impose any limits on her travel. “I don’t find that she poses any risk of flight,” the judge said. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
