Bangladesh, Dec. 20 -- The Trump administrations newly released National Security Strategy marks a decisive break from the assumptions that have guided US foreign policy for decades. Required by law, the document traditionally serves as a statement of continuity, reassuring allies and adversaries alike that American strategic thinking evolves gradually rather than abruptly. This time, however, the strategy does the opposite. It openly challenges long-standing partnerships, rewrites regional priorities, and reframes Americas global role in unmistakably transactional terms. Nowhere is this shift clearer-or more striking-than in the Middle East, particularly the Gulf region, which emerges as the strategys most positive and forward-looking fo...