https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Empire-and-the-Middle-East-in-the-age-of-Trump https://internationalviewpoint.org/Empire-and-the-Middle-East-in-the-age-of-Trump 2017-12-18T11:27:35Z text/html en Alan Maass, Gilbert Achcar Palestine United States (USA) Syria MENA (Middle East/North Africa) Iraq Russia Israel Iran Saudi Arabia Yemen <p>Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy there has caused an eruption of protest across the Middle East and beyond. But Washington's influence and power in the region has been declining for some time due to a series of setbacks.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV515-December-2017-" rel="directory">IV515 - December 2017</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Palestine-+" rel="tag">Palestine</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-United-States-USA-+" rel="tag">United States (USA)</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Syria-+" rel="tag">Syria</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-MENA-Middle-East-North-Africa-+" rel="tag">MENA (Middle East/North Africa)</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Iraq-+" rel="tag">Iraq</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Russia-+" rel="tag">Russia</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Israel-+" rel="tag">Israel</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Iran-+" rel="tag">Iran</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Saudi-Arabia-+" rel="tag">Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Yemen-+" rel="tag">Yemen</a>