... than ever.
Conclusions
The expected re-election of US President Donald Trump will continue to have profound implications on the Middle East, and the inability to predict Western actions in the region and the profound absence of a coherent policy will affect ... ... among militant groups in addition to Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, the USA and Russia. 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 Iran. It is also expected that many MENA ...
... Studies is an independent, non-partisan think tank conducting policy-relevant research on Middle Eastern and global strategic affairs, particularly as they relate to the national... ... divided over whether to pursue a hard line with Russia or to cooperate with it. With Donald Trump favoring the latter course, Moscow “voted” for him in the 2016 elections... ... was the intensification of Russian support for Bashar Assad’s beleaguered regime in Syria. In 2013, when Obama reneged on his chemical weapon red line in Syria, Putin got...
... and Barack Obama’s war in Libya. However, his decision to strike on a Syrian military base in response to an alleged chemical attack, the option his predecessor ruled out, gave rise to fears that a military option is on the table.
Vasily Kuznetsov:
Donald Trump Will Create a “Window Of Opportunity” In the Middle East
The use of military force in Syria by President Trump also highlighted the new ways in which decisions are being taken by the current Administration. While the circle of advisors who have Donald Trump’s ear on issues related to the Middle East is still being formed, the number ...
... for a long time in response to moderate election platforms and routine rhetoric from the entrenched establishment. Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election became symbols of these changes. The referendum in Great Britain ... ... relations are unlikely to improve dramatically in the next year.
The trends of the past few years continued to prevail in the Middle East in 2016. The first of them is the consolidation of the role of regional powers, primarily Iran and Turkey. The second trend is the ability of the Syrian army to achieve considerable success in the Russian-backed struggle against the radicals. Aleppo’s liberation demonstrated ...
... around the world, increasingly including our country. And they don’t need any weapons. Just yesterday 18-year old Somali at Ohio State University attacked his fellow students with a car and butcher knife and injured several.
Vasily Kuznetsov:
Donald Trump Will Create a “Window
Of Opportunity” In the Middle East
Even before his inauguration, the president-elect should present Putin with proposals for a joint Syrian policy. As our small institute proposed in BESA (Center for Strategic Studies of Bar llan University) paper, they should include: a) the immediate cessation of air attacks on the city of Aleppo; b) the creation of enclaves to protect innocent civilians,...
What decisions can we expect from Donald Trump’s new team on the Middle East? The further aggravation of the situation in Syria, the U.S. policy with respect to its allies as well as the problem of the Iranian nuclear programme all remain highly topical issues on the Middle East agenda. Vasily Kuznetsov, RIAC expert and Director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies ...
... Flynt Leverett, professor of the University of Pennsylvania, titled
US Election Note Middle East Policy After 2016
. Leverett dwells on the future of the US Middle East... ... – America withdrew only to return, and there appeared new sources of trouble in Syria and Libya. And these challenges are far more serious than “Iran’s... ... abandoning their allies to their fate, and it will insure itself against possible risks.
Donald Trump and the Dream of Pragmatism
Unlike Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump doubts...
