[Opinion] US Policy in the Middle East: A Report Card

Donald Trump's first official state visit to Saudi Arabia after attending the funeral of Pope Francis began at the beginning of his second term.

US Policy in the Middle East: A Report Card

President Donald J. Trump’s trip to the Middle East on May 13-16 comes on the heels of more than three months of whirlwind activity in US foreign policy where the region has been a higher priority than it was in the early months of the previous US administration. The US president has gained attention by proposing some provocative ideas and his team has made some signs of progress in talks with Iran, but thus far the second Trump administration h…

Recent Developments in the Middle East - Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research

The past few months have witnessed a flurry of developments in the Middle East, ranging from a prospective nuclear deal between Iran and the United States (US) to a standoff between Israel and Turkey over airbases in Syria, US troop withdrawals from Syria, and a US strike against the Houthis in Yemen. All these events are having an impact on geopolitics, and indeed on events in other regions as well. The US campaign against the Houthis in Yemen,…

OPINION. The 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, is about to resume his diplomatic ballet in the Middle East from 13 to 16 May, with a crucial trip to the Gulf countries. While the situation in Ukraine and Gaza is still tense, Trump seeks to reaffirm its influence on the international scene by strengthening its economic and strategic alliances in the region. By Sébastien Boussois, Doctor of Political Science (*)