May 27, 2017

"Quite unexpectedly, US President Donald Trump chose the Middle East as the destination for his first foreign trip as sitting president. The improved relations between the US and Saudi Arabia have led people to wonder whether the Trump government will resort to a 'rebalancing strategy' in the Middle East. 

Striking a balance between combating terrorism and appeasing the Muslim world presents a tremendous challenge to the Trump administration.  During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Trump attended the Summit of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) and US as well as the Arab-Islamic-American Summit. He stressed that the overwhelming majority of victims of terrorism are Muslim, calling on Arab and Islamic countries to shoulder the burden in the fight against terrorism. The Riyadh Declaration issued after asserts that the summit constitutes a historical turning point."

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