Publications

The articles focus on the crisis between the superpowers that intensified over the past year due to the ongoing war in Syria. The issue is analyzed from the American perspective, notes that while the incoming United States President, Donald Trump, charts his Middle East policy, particularly regarding the fight against the Islamic State, he will have to devise a grand strategy for US foreign policy. As part of this policy framework, Trump will have to choose how much weight the Middle East should command within that strategy as compared to other theaters. This grand strategy will necessary influence and be influenced by the dynamic between the United States and Russia in the various international arenas.