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May20, 2025

Anna Murray 

With strong isolationist undertones, President Donald Trump ran on an agenda of "Make America Great Again." President Donald Trump may depart from his first term's foreign policy tenets and become more of a globalist. It was seen during his first significant international trip.

During his first foreign tour of his second term, President Donald Trump traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Israel is conspicuously absent from Trump's tour. Trump's Middle East tour demonstrates a continuation of his first-term approach, which emphasized economic incentives and deal-making above comprehensive conflict resolution.

Trump's decision to lift Syria's sanctions. In 25 years, he is the first US president to meet with a Syrian leader. Trump appeared to indicate progress had been made after four rounds of talks between special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials. On May 13, Trump is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In Doha, Trump highlighted a major investment from Qatar in US-made Boeing airplanes.