Robert Malley
speaker
322 appearances
3 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 8 Jul
Robert Malley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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They argued against the war.
The war took place anyway.
And then it was waged.
in a way that didn't take into account their interests at all.
And I just came back from a trip to the Gulf and I can tell you they all feel at some level that the U.S.
didn't consult them about going into war and then didn't protect them from the impact of the war.
The U.S.
protected its own assets as best it could.
It tried to protect Israel as best it could.
Gulf countries came in third.
Gulf countries made two wagers over the last, some of them, one wager over decades, the other one more recently.
One wager was on the American security umbrella, the notion that to protect themselves against anyone, but in particular Iran, they would rely on American security guarantees.
The umbrella protected some more than others and had quite a few holes in it.
The other wager was more recent, which was that if we could improve our relations with Iran, try through economic means, diplomatic means, we may be able to protect ourselves from the Islamic Republic.
Now, both wagers fell dramatically short.
And yet, coming out of this war, they're going to have to redouble both bets.
Both bets failed.
Both bets are the only bets they're left with.
On the one hand, they don't have an alternative.
to American military and security protection.
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