No. 233: Trump’s Middle East Policy

Author(s): Jack Thompson
Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Lisa Watanabe
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 233
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Place: Zurich

Donald Trump’s Middle East policy represents a significant change from that of Barack Obama. The president is seeking to bolster Israel and Saudi Arabia, in particular, and to isolate Iran. This agenda has emerged in piecemeal fashion rather than as part of a coherent strategy – and there are few indications that administration officials have considered the long-term implications of their approach.

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