Kushner and MBS: A Tale of Two Princes

Peter Bergen wrote for CNN about the relationship between Jared Kushner, President Trump, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman:

Jared Kushner has a vast foreign policy portfolio, including brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, as well as managing relations with both Mexico and China.

Those efforts are far worse off today than they were a year ago because Kushner's father-in law has instigated policies that have sabotaged them.

President Donald Trump's decision to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has torpedoed any chance of the United States acting as an honest broker with the Palestinians for the foreseeable future. Trump insisting that Mexico pay for "the wall" resulted in Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto canceling plans last month for his first visit to the White House. And Trump unilaterally pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal reduced American influence in Asia, while strengthening Chinese power.