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The King’s Foils

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Doran's article analyzes the divergent foreign policy approaches of the hypothetical second term of a Trump administration, highlighting an intriguing tension between hawkish strategies and a so-called "Restraintist" ideology. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsNetanyahuForeign PolicyGeopoliticsMiddle East PolicyNeoconservatismIran SanctionsRestraintismHawks Vs Doves

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"On February 9, Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet with Trump at the White House."
Iran
"Within days, he had reinstated sweeping sanctions on Irans oil exports, financial institutions, and entities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)."
Yemen
"On March 15, U.S. forces launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen after a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Trump dropped the arms embargo Biden had imposed during his final months and green-lit Israeli operations in southern Gaza."
Israel
"The Israeli leader urged decisive action against Irans nuclear program."
Vietnam
"Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sandersdespite coming from opposite ideological polesare both leading representatives of the Restraintist persuasion."
Syria
"While todays Restraintists rail against the neocons, their ideas were alive and well inside the neocon Bush administration."
South Africa
"Zionist Israel had encircled Israel with a ring of fire."
Turkey
"Not only is Turkey rising; Trump is giving it a leg up."
Iraq
"It is the default setting of Libertarians, like the Koch brothers and their aligned think tanks and networks."
China
"The JCPOA, Obamas nuclear deal, became the mechanism for both."
Jordan
"To prevent such prayers from being fulfilled, Israeli forces have reoccupied the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights."
United Arab Emirates
"Syria cannot become a Turkish base for threatening Israel."

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