Antony Blinken said...

There is no question that countries around the world prefer to work with us.

I applaud you for what you did with that, for the leadership on that. It has made a big difference.

In the Middle East, we are standing with Israel and its efforts to ensure that what happened on October 7 never happens ...

We also see this democratic backsliding particularly in the Sahel, and that is where we have had these recent coups.