University of Guilan World Politics 2383-0123 7 2 2018 08 23 Trump and the Middle East strategy of the U.S with ‎emphasis on Syrian crisis: continuation or discontinuation Trump and the Middle East strategy of the U.S with ‎emphasis on Syrian crisis: continuation or discontinuation 173 202 3091 10.22124/wp.2018.3091 FA Mohammad Bagher Alitabar ‎, PhD student of International Relations, University of Guilan Amir Niakooee Associate Professor of Political Science,Guilan University Ebrahim Motaghi Tehran University Journal Article 2018 11 24 The return of republicans to power in the United States especially with emphasis on Trump triumph in the presidential election has inspired different assessment of U.S foreign policy in general and its Middle East strategy in particular. It is noteworthy that many analysts argue that behavioral characteristics of Trump has had a determining impact on U.S foreign policy and speaks of discontinuation due to his specific behavior characteristics. The present manuscript is going to examine the U.S foreign policy towards the Middle East in general and the Syria crisis in particular under president trump. The hypothesis examined in the paper is as follows: THE U.S Middle East strategy and its foreign policy towards Syria crisis is primarily a continuation of the past administration however with a different logic. Accordingly, limited action and indirect involvement are the central elements of this policy. The methodology is a comparative explanatory approach and the method of gathering information is library. The return of republicans to power in the United States especially with emphasis on Trump triumph in the presidential election has inspired different assessment of U.S foreign policy in general and its Middle East strategy in particular. It is noteworthy that many analysts argue that behavioral characteristics of Trump has had a determining impact on U.S foreign policy and speaks of discontinuation due to his specific behavior characteristics. The present manuscript is going to examine the U.S foreign policy towards the Middle East in general and the Syria crisis in particular under president trump. The hypothesis examined in the paper is as follows: THE U.S Middle East strategy and its foreign policy towards Syria crisis is primarily a continuation of the past administration however with a different logic. Accordingly, limited action and indirect involvement are the central elements of this policy. The methodology is a comparative explanatory approach and the method of gathering information is library. https://interpolitics.guilan.ac.ir/article_3091_7cefe68e0504cf82bc880ff8e6a5b3b3.pdf