This week we ask Emma Ashford to reveal the mysteries of Trump's Middle East policy. Then Loren, Radha, and Erin dive into the recent trade dramas before pondering whether the summit with North Korea is best understood as a Rom-Com or Telenovela. Colombian elections, change of command in Afghanistan, and the toxic culture within ICE round out the conversation before we escape to the wonders of pop-culture. Emma Ashford and John Glaser, “,” CATO Institute Emma Ashford, “,” Strategy Studies Quarterly Trevor Thrall and Emma Ashford, “,” CATO Institute Runrig, “,” Reuters Camila Zuluaga, “,” Washington Post Ana Swanson, “,” New York Times Shawn Donnan, “,” Financial Times Jonathan Landay and Rupam Jain, “,” Reuters Jeremy Diamond, “,” CNN Daniel W. Drezner, “,” Research on Economic Sanctions Kanga Kong, “,” Bloomberg Laura Rosenberger, “,” Washington Post Ilan Goldenberg, “,” Foreign Policy Patrick M. Cronin and Abigail Grace, “,” CNAS Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman, and David D. Kirkpatrick, “,” New York Times Dara Lind, “,” Vox Dara Lind, (25 May 2018) Lizzie Plaugic, “,” Verge