MESOP NEWS“ THE TRUMP MIDDLE EAST SAMPLER“ : The Trump Administration & the Middle East: A Washington Institute Guide
Featuring the scholars & associates of The Washington Institute – Michael Singh – Dennis Ross – Anna Borshchevskaya – Michael Knights – Andrew Tabler et.al.
December 8, 2016
How will American Middle East policy change in the administration of President-Elect Donald J. Trump? And how will the region’s challenges to and opportunities for American interests evolve over the coming year? Our scholars have conducted extensive research on these questions and convened meetings with policymakers and experts. As a result, the Institute is an important source for informed policy analysis during the presidential transition. The articles and interviews below are culled from the Institute’s most recent work.
A New President and the Middle East
Jamal Khashoggi, Jumana Ghunaimat , David Horovitz , Norman Ornstein, and Dennis Ross
Strength in a Tougher World
Michael Singh
Some foreign policy guidelines for the incoming administration as it prepares for a world that has become more competitive and less susceptible to U.S. influence.
How Trump Could Surprise the World on Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking
Dennis Ross
Reconciling Israeli security with Palestinian sovereignty will likely require a fresh U.S. approach, so the incoming administration would be wise to heed certain lessons from past failures.
What Trump’s Victory Might Mean for US-Russia Relations
Anna Borshchevskaya
Given his campaign rhetoric about Russia, Putin, and NATO, Trump could decide to pursue a number of problematic policy moves, such as lifting Crimea-related sanctions in exchange for Moscow’s cooperation in Syria.
A Trump Presidency: Short-Cut to Iraqi Kurdistan’s Independence or a Wrong Turn?
Michael Knights
The most reliable road to Kurdish sovereignty still runs through Baghdad, not through Ankara or the Trump White House.
A Syria Policy for Trump: How Washington Can Get to a Settlement
Andrew J. Tabler and Dennis Ross
Continued passivity would only reinforce the perception that the United States is acquiescing to Russia and Iran’s regional plans, so the incoming administration should prepare a series of robust diplomatic and military steps.
Behind the Trump Transition Headlines, the Yeoman’s Work of Building Foreign Policy
Michael Singh – Well before his inauguration, the president-elect can take steps to calm foreign allies and build domestic support by conveying a sense of his strategy and priorities overseas, both in private and, to some degree, publicly.