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Jason D. Greenblatt

Jason D. Greenblatt was the White House’s Middle East Envoy for nearly three years in US President Donald Trump’s administration. He is now a partner at equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd.

Twitter: @GreenblattJD

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Negotiation, Trump style

I don’t know what is in President Donald Trump’s head. No one does — except him. And that is by design. Revealing his strategy would forfeit leverage, eliminate surprise and weaken negotiations before they even begin.

Strategic ambiguity is not confusion. It is strength.

February 13, 2026

The Trump-Putin Riyadh Summit is a big deal

The White House has announced plans for US President Donald J. Trump to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and other issues.

February 21, 2025