Donald Trump’s Middle East Tinderbox

Trump's Middle East triumphs will soon turn to disaster

Fusing support for Israel with support for revolution-prone Arab dictatorships will set the region in conflict for years to come

Bibi’s Iran Attack Could Wreck Trump’s Middle-East Strategy

The president had a dream of being a prize-winning peacemaker. Now he may enter the nightmare of America fighting yet another war.

Donald Trump’s Middle East Tinderbox

Yesterday was one of those days when the news seemed to grow more existential by the moment. There was Trump’s apparent about-face on immigration enforcement, the manhandling of Sen. Alex Padilla at a DHS press conference, a judge’s ruling that Trump’s use of California’s National Guard was unconstitutional, and then Israel’s attack on Iran.For today’s newsletter, we are going to focus on the latter first—laying out the opportunities and pitfall…

Trump’s ‘Peacemaker’ Persona Falters as Israel Bombs Iran

Rabat - On Thursday, US President Donald Trump publicly urged Israel to avoid military action against Iran, asking to allow diplomacy a chance. Yet, only On Thursday, US President Donald Trump publicly urged Israel to avoid military action against Iran, asking to allow diplomacy a chance.

President Donald Trump doesn’t want the war he started in the Middle East

Time, the mood inside the White House Situation Room resembled a pressure cooker on the verge of rupture. President Donald J. Trump—cheeks flushed, voice louder than the war drums beating in Tel Aviv—gathered what was left of his National Security Council to wrestle with the boiling consequences of a powder-keg Middle East and the unravelingContinue reading "President Donald Trump doesn’t want the war he started in the Middle East" The post Pres…