Balance of Power

The Dangers of Trump’s Quick-Fix Deals

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy talk before the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City on April 26.

Photographer: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP Photo

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Donald Trump is heading to the Gulf chasing business with a coterie of executives while juggling a dizzying number of geopolitical deals.