Many Middle Eastern countries will welcome Trump’s victory. Here’s why | Jane Kinninmont

The president-elect’s contradictory statements mean many people in the region see him as a blank canvas, a strongman and an accelerant of US declineBrexit and Trump mark a whitelash. Politicians must not pander to itBecome a Guardian supporter or make a contributionDespite Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, talk of banning Muslims from America, and open hostility towards Syrian refugees, he has some supporters in the Middle East. Authoritarian governments see him as a strongman fig