# INSIGHT by Frida Ghitis Uncommon Perspective on World Affairs Page: Feed: --- ## [Should the U.S., Israel, the UAE and India worry about the Saudi, Pakistani, Turkish Alliance?](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/should-the-us-israel-the-uae-and) _2026-08-18 · Frida Ghitis_ The Middle East's Sunni Muslim Powers Try to Build Their Own NATO ## [How to Become President-for-Life](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/how-to-become-president-for-life) _2026-08-13 · Frida Ghitis_ Forget coups, they're so 20th century! ## [Meet the New Democratic Left](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/meet-the-new-democratic-left) _2026-08-06 · Frida Ghitis_ Britain Has Already Seen This Movie ## [Iran is Overplaying its Hand](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/iran-is-overplaying-its-hand) _2026-07-30 · Frida Ghitis_ An overconfident Tehran risks pulling failure from the jaws of success ## [Trump's Saudi Nuclear Deal: All Risk, Minimal Reward](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/trumps-saudi-nuclear-deal-all-risk) _2026-07-23 · Frida Ghitis_ The deal makes the Middle East more volatile, Israel less safe, and gets little in return. ## [Victory Disease: When Winning Begets Defeat](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/victory-disease-when-winning-begets) _2026-07-16 · Frida Ghitis_ A pandemic of self-destructive hubris has infected Trump, Putin, Khamenei, and others. ## [After Praising Iran's Leaders Trump Calls Them "Scum." He'll Change Course Again.](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/trump-calls-iran-scum-another-reversal) _2026-07-09 · Frida Ghitis_ As Rubio Tries to Clean up Vance's Mess, the MOU Predictably Unravels ## [Putin is Running Out of Friends](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/putin-is-running-out-of-friends) _2026-07-01 · Frida Ghitis_ A cascade of bad news for the Russian president ## [How Trump Turned His Back on the Iranian People](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/how-trump-turned-his-back-on-the) _2026-06-26 · Frida Ghitis_ He once waxed Churchillian about liberating them. Then forgot them completely ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fl3kMkP9zlef) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [The Iran MOU Was a Loss, the Negotiations Are Even Worse](https://fridainsight.substack.com/p/the-iran-mou-was-a-loss-the-negotiations) _2026-06-24 · Frida Ghitis_ Vance's negotiating sessions are proving more costly than the concessions that came before them.