Haviv Rettig Gur unpacks Middle East alliances, Trump’s pragmatic strategy, and Israel’s shifting US relations.
Takeaways
•Gur explains the Middle East through four main axes: radical Sunni, conservative Sunni monarchies, Shia led by Iran, and an 'other' group including Kurds and Jews, all often overlapping and conflicting.
•Trump’s Middle East approach rejects complexity, focusing on America’s core economic and strategic interests, unlike Obama’s moralizing policy that alienated regional actors.
•Israel’s diminished US favor stems from Netanyahu’s failure to present a clear Gaza strategy and damaging diplomatic stances, pushing America to prioritize broader self-interest over close micromanagement.
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