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Trump’s Middle East Policy: The Good(ish), the Bad, and the Ugly
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Trump’s Middle East Policy: The Good(ish), the Bad, and the Ugly

Authors Brian Katulis and Daniel Benaim look back at what the Trump administration has and has not accomplished in the Middle East throughout the past year.

President Donald Trump came into office on a wave of angry populism, vowing to remake U.S. foreign policy to match his “America First” rhetoric. The Middle East has been a testing ground for Trump’s approach. With Vice President Mike Pence heading to the region this weekend, it’s worth taking a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Trump administration’s policies in the Middle East to better understand where America might be headed in the region in 2018—and just how bumpy the ride could get.

The above excerpt was originally published in The New Republic. Click here to view the full article.

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Authors

 (Brian Katulis)

Brian Katulis

Former Senior Fellow

Daniel Benaim

Senior Fellow