Irina Tsukerman
Trump's Grand Strategy for the Middle East in His Second Term
Now more than two months into his second term, President Donald Trump is navigating a complex web of international crises while pushing forward an ambitious vision for the Middle East. His strategy is built on three key pillars: expanding the Abraham Accords to integrate more nations into a regional peace framework, strengthening economic and security connectivity through projects like IMEC+, and countering adversarial influences from Iran, Turkey, and other destabilizing actors. Balancing urgent security threats, diplomatic negotiations, and economic initiatives, his administration is actively working to implement these pillars while facing resistance from adversaries and the challenge of sustaining regional partnerships in an increasingly volatile environment.
Diplomatic Normalization and Economic Connectivity
One of Trump's main foreign policy priorities will be to further expand the Abraham Accords, the historic normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states. The first term's diplomatic successes saw the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan formally recognizing Israel. A second Trump administration will push aggressively to bring Saudi Arabia into the fold, recognizing that Riyadh’s participation would mark a transformative shift in regional geopolitics.
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