Donald Trump owns the Trump Organization, which means he stands to benefit financially from the organization's deals even if he delegates day-to-day management.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
Ownership implies potential financial benefit from corporate deals while a person holds public office.
The Trump Organization publicly lists 10 international projects in eight different countries as 'coming soon'.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
Corporate project listings across countries indicate planned international business activity.
A list compiled by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington reported 22 overseas Trump Organization projects in various stages of development.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
Third-party tracking of corporate international projects provides a broader count than the company's own public listings.
Ten Trump Organization projects located overseas were reported as already operational.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
A subset of international corporate projects can be fully operational while others remain in planning or development stages.
The United States uses the designation "major non-NATO ally" as a foreign-policy status to strengthen military cooperation with partner countries.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
General description of the U.S. 'major non-NATO ally' designation and its purpose in bilateral military cooperation.
The United States had 19 major non-NATO allies as of 2025-11-18, including several countries in the Middle East.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
Count of countries holding the U.S. designation 'major non-NATO ally' as reported by the U.S. State Department.
The U.S. designation 'major non-NATO ally' is used to deepen military cooperation between the United States and the designated country.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
Purpose of the 'major non-NATO ally' designation in U.S. foreign policy.
As of 2025-11-18, Taiwan was treated by the United States as an ally but did not hold the formal designation of 'major non-NATO ally'.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
U.S. relationship status with Taiwan relative to the formal 'major non-NATO ally' designation.
As of 2025-11-18, Israel was the only Middle Eastern country that had obtained F-35 fighter aircraft.
November 18, 2025
high
temporal
Status of F-35 fighter aircraft possession among Middle Eastern countries.
As of 2025, Israel is the only country in the Middle East that operates the F-35 fighter jet.
November 17, 2025
high
general
Regional distribution of F-35 operators
The United Nations Security Council can authorize international stabilization or peacekeeping forces and assign mandates that can include overseeing borders, providing security, and demilitarizing territory.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the typical scope of mandates the U.N. Security Council can give to peace operations.
The United Nations Security Council's permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) possess veto power over substantive resolutions.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Explains a durable feature of U.N. Security Council decision-making.
States that consider contributing troops to international stabilization forces commonly require authorization from the United Nations Security Council as a precondition for participation.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes a common condition that troop-contributing states place on participation in multinational stabilization operations.
United Nations mandates for peace operations and transitional authorities are typically authorized for defined time periods and can include explicit expiration dates.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the common practice of time-limited authorizations for U.N. peace and stabilization mandates.
The U.S. government designates a 'country of particular concern' to identify nations that are engaged in severe violations of religious freedom.
November 02, 2025
high
policy
U.S. foreign policy tool for labeling and responding to serious religious freedom abuses.
A 2025 joint Pew Research Center and Körber-Stiftung survey found that 71% of U.S. adults said relations with Germany were very or somewhat good in 2025, a 13 percentage-point decline from 2024.
September 26, 2025
high
temporal
Findings come from the 2025 joint Pew Research Center and Körber-Stiftung public opinion survey of the United States and Germany.
In 2025, 46% of German adults named France as Germany's most important foreign policy partner while 26% named the United States; in the same 2025 surveys, 19% of Americans named the United Kingdom as the United States' most important partner and 1% of Americans named Germany.
September 26, 2025
high
temporal
Survey respondents in the 2025 Pew Research Center and Körber-Stiftung joint surveys named the countries they view as their country's most important foreign policy partner.
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report covering 2020–2024 found that Saudi Arabia accounted for 12% of all U.S. weapons exports between 2020 and 2024, followed by Ukraine at 9.3% and Japan at 8.8%.
December 31, 2024
high
temporal
Share of U.S. weapons exports by destination over the 2020–2024 period, per SIPRI
The U.S. Congress codified the United States' commitment to maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge (QME) into law in 2008.
January 01, 2008
high
temporal
Legal basis for U.S. policy aimed at preserving Israel's military qualitative advantage in the region.
In 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met Saudi King Abdulaziz ibn Saud and helped establish a foundational agreement linking American security guarantees to access to Saudi oil.
February 14, 1945
high
historical
Explains the historical origin of the U.S.-Saudi strategic partnership centered on security and energy.
The U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relationship is the longest-standing U.S. relationship with an Arab state.
high
descriptive
Describes the relative duration of bilateral relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia compared with other U.S.-Arab relationships.
Kirill Dmitriev is the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund and has been involved in diplomacy related to Ukraine.
high
organizational
Describes Dmitriev's institutional role and diplomatic involvement.
The U.S. Department of State can designate U.S. citizens held abroad as 'wrongfully detained.'
high
policy
Describes a U.S. government designation used in cases of Americans held overseas.
The U.S.-Saudi relationship is central to United States national security and energy interests.
high
general
Describes the strategic importance of bilateral ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Israel's qualitative military edge is a key consideration in discussions about regional defense architecture in the Middle East.
high
general
The concept of maintaining Israel's military qualitative edge shapes regional arms sales and defense planning.
Saudi Arabia is one of the United States' top partners in the Middle East region.
high
general
Describes the longstanding strategic partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia in the region.
Governments, including the United States, may use trade negotiations or threats of tariffs as leverage to encourage ceasefires or peace agreements between other states.
high
policy/process
Economic coercion is a durable tool in international diplomacy to influence security outcomes.