(Dis)advantages of the Iran Nuclear Deal for the US
Decision by the U.S. administration and Congress will have a variety of ramifications for politics in the Middle East and U.S. relations with its partners in the nuclear deal. Remember that actions of the U.S. administration will be judged with U.S. actions and inactions that have taken place in recent years in the Middle East.
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US leaves behind a Mess in Syria
Washington's inability to pursue a coherent policy in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, makes its allies feel deeply concerned about their relationship with the U.S.
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Trump’s foreign policy and security team members more or less agree that Iran constituted a major problem for the region.
The conflict between the U.S. and North Korea has prompted some other crises in East Asia, dragging the whole region, with the involvement of other countries, into an unstoppable chaos
Following successive firings in the White House, it is really hard to predict the future of the new U.S. foreign policy
Gulf nations must realize the danger of their current policies in the region and do something about it
Uncertainty of U.S. Politics Causing Global Tensions
Donald Trump's inability to determine the U.S.'s domestic and foreign policies are causing uncertainty in the global political system
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Idlib Attack Shakes Regional Balances
After the Idlib attack, the horrendous images of the people impacted by the chemical elements generated a powerful reaction. Following this, President Donald Trump's statement about his reaction to the Assad regime resulted in major questions about U.S. actions.
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The "red line" statement, the incoherence in statements and lack of action defined the U.S. policy toward the region. This policy of course caused a major challenge in Turkish-U.S. relations
Trump administration might herald a new era in which the already existing danger of anti-Muslim extremism in the Western world
It has always been hard for U.S. administrations to determine foreign policy, and there have always been different voices in Washington D.C. arguing over it, that's the reason for today's absence of any decisions in the U.S.
Regional actors taking position in the Syrian town of Idlib seems to be changing the balances in the whole region
Trump ousting Priebus as chief of staff and appointing Kelly is a development showing Trump's efforts to take the upper hand in the White House
The foreign policymakers of the Trump administration need to clarify how the U.S.-Russian relations will go on
Experts still have unanswered questions about the Gulf Arab countries' decision both in timing and nature that led to this crisis.
The crisis in the Gulf region has been occupying the international agenda while the years-long problems in the Middle East are still waiting to be resolved
Barzani sees the independence referendum as a political opportunity for the KRG, but at such a conjuncture, it seems to lead a more complicated region
There was no surprise in seeing open or covert U.S. support for various military coups, taking sides in civil wars, or instigating military invasions to "liberate" countries
The words and phrases "leading from behind", "retrenchment" and now "America first" all provide a fuzzy set of conceptualizations so that some may even consider a soft beginning of isolationism in U.S. foreign policy.
There is still not an exit strategy and there is still the lack of transparency in the U.S. arrangement with the YPG.
The purpose of this analysis is to reflect on how a Trump presidency will influence the course of US relations with the State of Israel.
