With or without Obama's policies, it is high time for the Trump administration to do something in the Middle East

This time around, Washington serves to ease tensions, as the Trump administration made a $12-billion military deal and decided to hold joint exercises with Qatar.

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

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.

The U.S.'s gameplan with the YPG militants, again, evidently fails to find a solution to the clashes in the region

For Trump, who previously called climate change "a hoax" and closely followed the advice of Steve Bannon, the headmaster tasked to preserve his populist appeal since the campaign trail, the decision is simply meant to realize a campaign pledge.

Arming of YPG is a wrong decision for the US and deteriorated TR-US relations.

Putting aside the past crises, Turkish and U.S. leaders should give a start to a fresh new era in bilateral relations

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.

The YPG decision, which was an irrational move even for the U.S. itself, was an attempt by Obama's men to sabotage the upcoming Erdoğan-Trump meeting

There is still not an exit strategy and there is still the lack of transparency in the U.S. arrangement with the YPG.

The timing of the decision to arm the YPG played into the hands of certain groups that had been lobbying against a fresh start between Washington and Ankara

The U.S.'s official support to the Syrian militant group is likely to c ause real tension at the Erdoğan-Trump meeting

American indifference toward Ankara's strong demands concerning the isolation of the YPG creates deep disappointment and frustration in Turkey

Foreseeing the crisis of the Western world order, Turkey, at the demand of its people, is leaving the westernization policies as its official policy

In Mr. Trump upcoming meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he can fix his predecessor's mistakes.