Will the US Administration’s Calculations Change?

The article examines how the US elections and Democratic control of the House and Senate could affect the Trump administration’s foreign policy, especially in the Middle East. It says a Democratic Congress may limit the administration’s ability to pass its options without oversight, including on military spending, foreign aid and regional policy. For Lebanon, it argues that any shift in Washington’s balance of power affects political, diplomatic and economic pressures and the state’s room for maneuver, given the direct US role in negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv over southern Lebanon, Israeli withdrawal and army deployment. It concludes that the Democratic majority may affect the pace, not the goals, of this track, while the US-Israeli strategic alliance remains stable.