United States Foreign Policy in the Middle East.
Abstract
Historical background about the Middle East and how both super powers regard the important region. A description of recent Middle Eastern changes none of which can be considered in the United States interest. Those changes reflect the continuing growth of threats to American national interests in the Middle East. They indicate the absence of effective American foreign policy that fits for the complexities and uncertainties of the region. Those changes, however, emphasize the need to revise the current American foreign policy in the Middle East. Such revision should aim at designing a new policy able to secure American and allied interests in the region. It should be based on the real world. Most important, it should concentrate on the realities that drive the region. Current American foreign policy in the Middle East contributes to the growth of both external and internal threats to United States interests. American foreign policy in the Middle East, as suggested by the author, should involve effective American participation in developing the region's military and economic capabilities that promote political stability necessary to preserving United States, allies and friendly nation's interests in the region.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA178364
Entities
People
- Hani M. Dorgham
Organizations
- Air War College