1) The document discusses foreign policy issues across the Middle East and Eastern Europe, specifically addressing the power struggle between the White House and Kremlin. 2) Three topics are discussed: the destabilizing situation in Yemen and how it could negatively impact US interests in Saudi Arabia; growing resentment towards the US from intelligence cooperation between the US and Saudi Arabia against Iran; and concerns about NATO partners Ukraine and Turkey. 3) The author believes the US should reconsider diplomacy with Turkey given evidence of ISIS oil trucks heading into Turkey from Russia, and should support Ukraine paying off its $3 billion debt to Russia in order to ease tensions with Russia over Crimea.