International Institutions and Human Rights Take Back Seat in Tillerson and Mattis Senate Confirmation Hearings

On January 20, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as president of the United States. AGSIW senior resident scholars examine statements made by some of the president’s key Cabinet nominees during their confirmation hearings – and by the president himself – for clues to the new administration’s likely policies on the issues of most pressing interest to the Gulf Arab states.

International Institutions and Human Rights Take Back Seat in Tillerson and Mattis Senate Confirmation Hearings
U.S. Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, DC, Jan. 11. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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