Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Trump offers security guarantees to Qatar , Ukraine is set to get U.S. help with targeting Russia , and Trump tells Congress the United States is at war with drug cartels .

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming after the nonstop action at UNGA 80 last week. Thanks again for reading our coverage!

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming after the nonstop action at UNGA 80 last week. Thanks again for reading our coverage!

Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Trump offers security guarantees to Qatar, Ukraine is set to get U.S. help with targeting Russia, and Trump tells Congress the United States is at war with drug cartels.

Defending Doha

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that offers Article 5-like security guarantees to Qatar—opening the door for a U.S. military response to an attack on the tiny, exorbitantly wealthy nation.

The order states that Washington will regard “any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or critical infrastructure” of Qatar as “a threat to the peace and security of the United States.” It goes on to say that in the event of such an attack, the United States will take all “lawful and appropriate” diplomatic, economic, and military measures to defend its interests and those of Qatar.

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