%T US Middle East policy in tatters before the Bahrain Workshop %A Emile Nakhleh %I Future Directions International %D 2019 %K Ethnic relations, %K International security, %K Religion, %K International relations %U https://apo.org.au/node/243061 %X This paper argues that the Trump Administration’s Middle East policy has been significantly weakened by the inability of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government, and the Arab, Muslim and Gulf Co-operation Council insistence on a 'two-state' solution. %9 Report