Trump’s Idiosyncratic Posture Toward Iran and Israel: Comparative Strategic Implications and Precautionary Measures

This article examines the idiosyncratic foreign policy behavior of Donald Trump toward Iran and Israel, focusing on its strategic implications for Middle East stability and global security. Drawing on leadership trait theory, rational actor models, and constructivist perspectives, the study argues that Trump’s personalized and inconsistent decision-making undermined strategic coherence, weakened deterrence, and complicated alliance management. Using qualitative analysis of policy actions and rhetoric, the study identifies patterns of contradiction between escalation and restraint. It concludes with policy recommendations aimed at mitigating risks associated with leader-driven foreign policy.

Trump’s Idiosyncratic Posture, Strategic Implications

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