'Biden doomed himself to humiliation by embracing Trump's Middle East legacy'
- Posted on August 9, 2026
- By Le Monde
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As the fifth anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal approaches, Biden's foreign policy decisions reflect a continuation of Trump's controversial Middle East approach. Rather than charting an independent course, the administration perpetuated existing strategies that ultimately constrained its diplomatic flexibility. This analysis explores how Biden's reluctance to diverge from his predecessor's framework resulted in strategic limitations and contributed to perceived foreign policy failures in the region.
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