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US-Middle East Relations

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US-Middle East Relations refers to the political, economic, and military interactions between the United States and countries in the Middle East. This field of study examines historical alliances, conflicts, diplomatic efforts, and the impact of U.S. foreign policy on regional stability and international relations.
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US-Middle East Relations refers to the political, economic, and military interactions between the United States and countries in the Middle East. This field of study examines historical alliances, conflicts, diplomatic efforts, and the impact of U.S. foreign policy on regional stability and international relations.

Key research themes

1. How have historical and ideological factors shaped the long-term US-Iran relationship in the Middle East?

This theme analyzes the complex historical trajectory and ideological foundations underpinning US-Iran relations since the early 20th century, highlighting how events such as regime changes, revolutions, and conflicting security perceptions have cemented enduring structural conflict. It matters because the US-Iran relationship continues to be a core axis influencing broader Middle East security dynamics, nuclear proliferation concerns, and regional alignments.

Key finding: The paper employs Regional Security Complex Theory to conceptualize US-Iran interactions as inherently conflictual due to historical experiences, including the 1953 US-backed coup restoring the Shah, the 1979 Islamic... Read more
Key finding: This study highlights how US approaches to Iran shifted between the Trump administration’s 'maximum pressure' strategy—entailing withdrawal from the JCPOA and enactment of harsh sanctions—and Biden’s diplomatic emphasis on... Read more
Key finding: The article links US military actions against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to wider US efforts to contain Iranian influence in the region, demonstrating how US interventions are motivated not only by direct regional... Read more

2. How does US strategic policy balance regional alliances, military presence, and global competition in the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent Middle East areas?

This research stream focuses on US strategic recalibrations aimed at maintaining influence in the Eastern Mediterranean despite military and economic retrenchment, handling evolving alliances with regional actors, preventing the expansion of rival powers (Russia and China), and managing emerging security challenges like terrorism and hydrocarbon resource disputes.

Key finding: The paper identifies the US pivot towards limited military engagement, focusing on leveraging regional partners (Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Israel) to collectively preserve a balance of power, mitigate conflicts, and thwart... Read more
Key finding: By deconstructing the geopolitical codes and imaginations underpinning US Middle East policy post-9/11, the paper reveals how US strategic visions are constructed through national identity and security assumptions, which... Read more
Key finding: This empirical study demonstrates that US public perceptions of Middle Eastern allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel are influenced by a regional 'halo effect,' where favorable views of one nation spill over to others... Read more

3. What are the contemporary challenges and transformations in US policy towards Middle Eastern conflicts, including Israel-Palestine and proxy wars?

This theme explores US policy responses to multilayered conflicts in the Middle East, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, proxy wars involving Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the role of the US in facilitating or complicating peace processes. It emphasizes how US domestic political divisions, regional rivalries, and unilateral versus multilateral strategies have shaped conflict dynamics and humanitarian outcomes.

Key finding: Through detailed analysis of failed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2010 and 2013, the paper finds that mutual distrust—exacerbated by settlement expansion, Hamas’s refusal to recognize Israel, and US mediation perceived... Read more
Key finding: The paper critically evaluates the Trump administration’s “Deal of the Century” plan as systematically undermining Palestinian refugee rights recognized under international law, denying right of return and property... Read more
Key finding: By chronicling Israel’s resumed military offensives against Gaza and the US strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, this article highlights how US support and military engagement reinforce regional conflicts, fuel humanitarian... Read more
Key finding: This paper identifies the rise of ISIL as a catalyzing factor for a fragile and strategic realignment of regional actors under a US-led coalition, reflecting both convergence against a common radical threat and persistent... Read more

All papers in US-Middle East Relations

The following is an edited transcript of the sixteenth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The meeting was held on October 2, 1998, in the Hart Senate Ofice Building. CHAS. W. FREEMAN, JR.,... more
This thesis examines how and why Turkey became involved in Western defence initiatives in the Middle East in the 1950s -a period of exceptional significance for Turkey since it began with free elections that brought about a change of... more
The U.S. policy towards the Middle East has experienced significant changes and transformations, especially during the Republican Trump and Democrat Biden eras. This study aims to analyse the U.S. policies towards the Middle East... more
The recent attack on the Houthis and the support of Israeli actions in Gaza can only reinforce the disillusionment with the US among the people in the Middle East. The Trump administration appears determined to contain any threats to US... more
Bu çalışmanın amacı, Sergey Eisenstein'ın Potemkin Zırhlısı filminde yer alan duygulanımsal propaganda imgelerini, Charles Sanders Peirce'ün semiyotiği ve Gilles Deleuze'ün bu semiyotik yaklaşım ekseninde ortaya koyduğu üç imge türü... more
زخر العقد الماضي بالحوادث التى أثرت إلى درجة كبيرة في العلاقة بين الولايات المتحدة والعالم العربي - وربما حددت مستقبلها - بدءا من حوادث أيلول/سبتمبر 2001، مرورا بغزو أميركا العراق وأفغانستان، وانتهاء بحوادث الربيع العربي التي مثلت امتحانا... more
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كيف أدار الإمام الخامنئي المواجهة خلال الحرب التركيبية التي شنت على الجمهورية الإسلامية في أيلول عام 2022، ما هي الاستراتيجية والسياسات الرئيسية.
The research’s purpose is to reveal how the cultural reader response reflected in the Black Hawk Down movie. There are three objectives of the study; the first is to describe the dominant issues by the reviewers in applying reader... more
Uygarlık tarihini derinden etkilemiş olan Türkler ve İspanyollar gerek kendi coğrafyalarında gerekse yayılmacı politikaları sonucunda eriştiği topraklarda derin izler bırakmış köklü medeniyetlerin temsilcileridir. Bu iki millet, geçmişten... more
Were the events of 1975–77 in Lebanon, commonly thought of today as an internecine sectarian war between Christians and Muslims, more comparable to the furies of revolution and counterrevolution? This article reframes the Lebanese... more
Irak 2018-wybór strategiczny. Uwarunkowania i implikacje wyborów parlamentarnych w Iraku w 2018 roku Wstęp-preludium W 2017 roku, 10 grudnia został ogłoszony świętem państwowym, upamiętniającym pokonanie Organizacji Państwa Islamskiego 1.... more
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İnsanın toplumsal bir varlık oluşunun pek çok göstergesi vardır. Bazen hayatta kalabilme mücadelesi, bazen de mücadele edilenle birlikte yaşama zorunluluğu, aslında hem kazanılmış hem de öğrenilmiş sosyal bir beceridir. İnsan, yaşamın... more
Posted by Peter Beinart https://jewishcurrents.org/its-time-to-name-anti-palestinian-bigotry IN JUNE, three Republicans in the House of Representatives-Michael Waltz, Jim Banks and Claudia Tenney-introduced a resolution censuring... more
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Tarihin en başarısız hegemonu olduğu artık tescillenen Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin (ABD) son fiyaskosu Afganistan ricatı oldu. ABD, II. Dünya Savaşının ardından küçük çaplı Granada ve Panama müdahaleleri dışında 'dost ve müttefik'... more
This thesis examines how and why Turkey became involved in Western defence initiatives in the Middle East in the 1950s-a period of exceptional significance for Turkey since it began with free elections that brought about a change of... more
To contain Soviet influence in the world the United States had allied with many states to be able to retaliate potential communist attacks. After the founding of NATO to protect Europe and SEATO for South Asia, the Baghdad Pact was... more
Yirmi birinci asrın ilk yıllarından itibaren diğer tüm alanlarda olduğu gibi sözlükçülükte de dijital bir değişim ve dönüşüm başlamış, bu dijitalleşmeyle beraber sözlükler de dijital (elektronik) ortama aktarılarak sayısallaşır hâle... more
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Geleneksel medyanın 17. yüzyıldan bu yana kuralları yerleşmiş haber üretim ve dağıtım süreçleri, 20. yüzyılın sonunda internetin yaygınlaşması, ardından sosyal medya platformlarının ortaya çıkışı ve 21. yüzyılın başında geniş kitleler... more
The US policy toward the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua represented one of the most complex and most controversial chapters in the history of American foreign policy. The tiny Nicaragua, a nation of 2.5 million, retained the complete... more
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To contain Soviet influence in the world the United States had allied with many states to be able to retaliate potential communist attacks. After the founding of NATO to protect Europe and SEATO for South Asia, the Baghdad Pact was... more
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