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Between the Black and Mediterranean seas, the fuse for several crises has ignited. Its characters are a complex network of allies and opponents. These crises seem to have only...![White House [file photo]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/White-House-500x333.jpg)
I said in an earlier article that Trump has put the world through a tough training course in preparation for a post-American domination world after the US diplomatic withdrawal...![U.S. President Donald Trump (C), British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) attend the 2018 NATO Summit at NATO headquarters on 11 July, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. [Murat Kaynak/Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180711_2_31397617_35525275-500x333.jpg)
Since the American president was elected, his many dreams were revealed. I say "dreams" because most of them are not based on a realistic vision of international politics. They...![Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the 37th Leaders Summit by Gulf Cooperation Council member states at Al-Sakhir Palace in Manama, Bahrain on 6 December, 2016 [Stringer/Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161206_2_20543313_16723645-500x333.jpg)
The announcement that Donald Trump's scheduled summit to discuss the boycott of Qatar with Gulf leaders next month has been postponed suggests that the various parties are sinking deeper...