6 January 2025

Four years of tectonic shifts that redrew the Middle East

Paul Salem, Brian Katulis, Charles Lister, Nadwa Al-Dawsari, Alex Vatanka, Khaled Elgindy, Nimrod Goren, Fadi Nicholas Nassar, Mirette F. Mabrouk, Gönül Tol, Gerald M. Feierstein, Robert S. Ford, Intissar Fakir, Iulia-Sabina Joja, Marvin G. Weinbaum

Contents:

 2 Trumpreturns to a profoundly different Middle East 
4 Whatadifference four years make in US politics and policy on the Middle East 
6 Post-Assad Syria presents a more complex, nuanced, and urgent challenge to a second Trump administration 
7 TheRedSeacrisis demands a forward-thinking approach to solve the Yemen problem 9 Iran must choose a path as Trump reenters the picture 
11 OnIsrael-Palestine dire conditions, formidable challenges as Trump returns to office 
13 Four years of political, diplomatic, and security transitions in Israel, but Oct. 7 overshadows it all 
15 Under Donald Trump, Washington can decisively defeat Hezbollah 
17 The perils of neglecting a more unstable Red Sea region and Horn of Africa 
18 Turkey on a better foreign policy footing as Trump returns to office 
20 Geostrategic shifts have deepened divisions between Arab Gulf states and Israel, challenging assumptions for Trump II 
21 The incoming administration will encounter a stronger, more independent partner in Iraq 
22 North African and Sahel countries increasingly seek partnerships far beyond the US and Europe 
24 Black Sea region in disarray as Trump returns to the scene

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