The whirlwind four-day Middle East visit by President Donald Trump underscores both the complex nature of relationships within that volatile, vital region and his distinctive style. Since mainstream media coverage of Trump is so often negative, indeed the adversarial relationship is now established, more dispassionate evaluation becomes highly desirable.z.

Simply by travelling to the region, especially early in his term and with so much fanfare, Trump undercuts criticism he and his associates are domestically focused, save for tariffs. Indeed, he has encouraged this criticism by sustained rhetorical emphasis on at-home concerns and strong suspicion of foreigners, in particular in presidential campaigns.

Arthur I. Cyr is and author of “After the Cold War — American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia.” Email him at acyr@carthage.edu.

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