Thursday, May 25, 2017

A Trump Doctrine for the Middle East? By Michael Doran

Unlike the Russians and Iranians, Turkey and Saudi Arabia will accept an American-dominated order. By embarking for Saudi Arabia and Israel close on the heels of a meeting in Washington with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Mr. Trump is clearly signaling an appreciation of this elemental fact. He must now build on that fact to develop a Trump Doctrine, based on shoring up traditional allies against Iran. Such a plan, built on painstaking coalition building and maintenance, isn’t glamorous or inspiring. But good statesmanship requires recognizing the limits of what is possible.

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