— New Eastern OutlookTHERE’S been no shortage of cultural and political figures over the last couple of centuries who would show interest towards the incredibly rich history of the Middle East. Unfortunately, such a scenario will result in ever greater strengthening of the US military presence in the Middle East and the calls to draw the NATO into the Middle East to police the region. As it’s been reported, at the beginning of the year, Trump proposed expanding the NATO’s membership to include Middle Eastern nations in the light of recent US tensions in the region with Iran. As it’s been stated by the sitting US president:‘I think that NATO should be expanded, and we should include the Middle East. As the United States lost all of its credibility across the world, the Middle East entered a phase of regrouping of forces, when new alliances are being formed.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 20, 2020 18:00 UTC