Download This PaperSSRN Research Paper: The American Foreign Policy in the Middle East: A Geopolitical Transformative Change
18 Pages Posted: 1 Apr 2020
Date Written: March 20, 2020
Abstract
The paper is examining the U.S Foreign policy toward the Middle East, in particular toward Iran and Saudi Arabia, in the light of the Iranian attack on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in September 2019. The paper is providing a historical evaluation for the bilateral relationship between the United States and Iran and between the United States and Saudi. Then, the paper is analyzing the tremendous shift in U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East and U.S. allies, explaining the possible reasons behind the alteration. Besides, the paper analyzes from the political theory standpoint the different approaches used by U.S. administrations to contain Iran nuclear program. The paper used the comparative-analysis methodology to build a conclusion on the transformation in the foreign policy of Washington, D.C, toward the Middle East, mainly toward Saudi Arabia.
Keywords: United States of America , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iran , Foreign Policy, International Security, Nuclear Power, Middle East, National Interest
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