RUDN Journal of Public AdministrationRUDN Journal of Public AdministrationВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Государственное и муниципальное управление2312-83132411-1228Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2355210.22363/2312-8313-2019-6-4-296-311Current Problems of Public AdministrationАктуальные проблемы государственного управленияResearch ArticleUS Middle East Policy Shift: Trump’s Administration DivergencyСдвиг политики США на Ближнем Востоке: политика администрации Д. ТрампаBeckMarkoБекМаркоPhD Student of the Department of Comparative Politicsаспирант кафедры сравнительной политологииbeck.marko@gmail.comPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)Российский университет дружбы народов1512201964VOL 6, NO4 (2019)ТОМ 6, №4 (2019)29631124042020Copyright ©; 2019, Beck M.Copyright ©; 2019, Бек М.2019Beck M.Бек М.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/23552Middle East is one of the most volatile geopolitical hotspots in the world. US administration approach towards the region is crucial for geopolitical relations between great powers, regional stability, moreover projects leverages and friction for political developments far beyond its geographical definition. Main research objective takes a comparative prospective between administrations of Barack Obama and Donald Trump and their approaches towards the region. Key hypothesis is that approach of Donald Trump differs from the one of Barack Obama. Sub-hypothesis is: was US influence in the Middle East more profound and sinewy, during Obama administration and his “universal liberalism” - theoretical approach, or Trump administration Hobbesian realism, zero-sum and “make the job done” is more potent for new geopolitical constellation of power. Further, autocratic dictators or Islamist forces, is democracy in the Middle East increasing or decreasing US influence in the region. This article determines effects of how different theoretical, personal and operational dynamics influence political developments on multiple levels. Identifies vectors and modality of US relations with key countries in the region during both administrations. Analysis in this article lies in the realist school of thought in international politics and uses comparative methods of Comparative politics in political science.Ближний Восток - один из самых геополитически нестабильных и напряженных регионов мира. Подход администрации США к региону имеет решающее значение для геополитических отношений между великими державами, региональной стабильности и мира. Основная цель настоящей статьи - сравнительный анализ администраций президентов Барака Обамы и Дональда Трампа и их подходов к региону. Ключевая гипотеза статьи заключается в том, что внешнеполитический подход к региону Дональда Трампа радикально отличается от подхода предыдущего президента США - Барака Обамы. Автор задается вопросом: было ли влияние США на Ближнем Востоке более глубоким и значительным, в период администрации Б. Обамы и его концепции «универсального либерализма», или администрации Д. 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