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During his 2016 US presidential campaign, candidate Donald Trump didnât articulate a coherent Middle East policy. Although he regularly criticized former President Barack Obamaâs policies in the region, including the Iran nuclear deal and US backing of Syrian rebels, Trump offered no clear vision of what he would do differently. But his administrationâs stances on various challenges in the region are now starting to crystallize. While Trumpâs approach to the Middle East certainly differs from his predecessorâs, Trump finds himself running into the same difficulties. In this erudite analysis, former Israeli diplomat Zvi Mazel surveys some of the challenges the current US administration faces in the Middle East.
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Zvi Mazel is a former Israeli diplomat and Middle East expert.
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