Absent US leadership potential conflicts in Caucuses and Libya grow
The Middle East today is largely being carved up by Russia, Turkey and Iran while traditional US allies, such as Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are left to scramble.
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 20, 2020.(photo credit: LEAH MILLIS/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN