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Home / Grand strategy / Donald Trump’s New Middle East Doctrine
Grand strategy, Iran, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

May 26, 2025

Donald Trump’s New Middle East Doctrine

By Alexander Langlois

President Donald Trump is drastically reshaping Washington’s approach to foreign policy in the Middle East. While bellicosity and unpredictability have come to define his personalized approach to foreign affairs, Trump is unafraid to break the traditional norms of diplomacy and statecraft that many argue have long held back both the United States and the Middle East. Should Trump stick to this unusual approach, centralizing a restrained foreign policy recognizing the limits of U.S. power and interests, he could support the region’s leaders as they work to promote a new age of pragmatism and development.

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Alexander
Langlois

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