Should the United States Pursue a More Balanced Policy with the Middle East Countries

Abstract

The basic question is should the United States pursue a more balanced policy in the Middle East countries. Means of improving US involvement by diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives are explored. The need for continued access and use of the Middle East oil fields to preclude a US, Japanese and Western European power crises is considered. Conclusions are that the US should: Secure a peaceful and continuing settlement to the Arab-Israel conflict: improve US-Arab relationship by demonstrating an evenhanded concern and desire to assist the Arab world; increase the US influence throughout the Middle East to ensure a continued strong NATO capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1973
Accession Number
AD0779571

Entities

People

  • Romano J. Parini

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Policy
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Indian Ocean
  • Materials
  • Middle East
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Police
  • Negotiations
  • New York
  • Persian Gulf
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design