The impeachment process of US President Donald Trump and the US role in the MENA region would determine the future of conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria, Turkey and ... ... Middle East will undergo a high risk of conflict in spheres of influence between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey and other rising regional powers which seek to play a pivotal... ... interconnected and feed into one another. However, evidence of increased contact with Russia by countries like Egypt and Jordan should be taken in the context of the US disengagement...
The Saudi-Russian recent rapprochement is definitely not a coincidence and the decision to reset ... ... relations had been made three years ago. It all started with King Salman taking power in Saudi Arabia in January of 2015. The newly assigned, aged and experienced King has been... ....Indeed, a lot has changed in the the world since 2015, not only the Saudi King. The Syrian conflict has de-escalated dramatically thanks to the Russian participation and diplomacy. Furthermore, Donald Trump came to power promising less US commitment to allies and specifically NATO...
... against possible risks.
Donald Trump and the Dream of Pragmatism
Unlike Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump doubts whether
the big Middle Eastern game is worth it
, since it does... ... “America first” slogan, is less tied to the US’ traditional allies, Israel and Saudi Arabia, protecting and supporting whom has become a burden for the US tax payers... ... Ivanov:
U.S. Diplomacy in the Shackles of Election
Politics
Trump is not concerned about Russia’s military presence in Syria as he thinks that the Russian air force does some of the work Americans would...