Introduction: The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East

Amour, Philipp O.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45465-4_1

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“…Early in the Cold War period, both energy and security considerations drew the United States into the Middle East and Persian Gulf balancing game (Salem, 2008; United States of America Department of State, 1946, pp. 4–7; Freedman, 2008, pp.…”

Section: Us Foreign Policy and Security Strategy In The Middle East: ...mentioning

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Reckoning with ‘new’ Turkey: Modes of US reaction to unwanted policy shifts in the Middle East

Kontos,

Tziarras

2023

Digest Mid East Studies

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This article discusses the changing relations between the United States and Turkey in light of Turkey's contemporary foreign policy that often challenges American interests. More specifically, it adopts a comparative approach to examine the variables that determine the course of US reaction when unwanted policy shifts take place in the Middle East. To this end, apart from Turkey, the article examines two more cases: US relations with Egypt in the 1950s, and with Iran right before, during and after the 1979 revolution. The comparative analysis reveals that the case of contemporary Turkey has been more similar to the historical case of Egypt, which explains why Washington has been adopting (and is more likely to continue doing so) a “wait‐and‐see” approach vis‐à‐vis Ankara. However, domestic changes in Turkey, though not as abrupt and radical as in Iran, remain significant and may have a deeper impact on US–Turkish relations in the future.

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Reckoning with ‘new’ Turkey: Modes of US reaction to unwanted policy shifts in the Middle East

Kontos,

Tziarras

2023

Digest Mid East Studies

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Doğan

2024

Middle East Today

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Russia is Back to the Balancing Game

Yüce,

Amour

2021

Gazi Akademik Bakış

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This research mainly aims to show the balancing game of Russia in Syria and Libya after the Arab Spring. Recently Russia has increased its influence in Syria and Libya by its own capabilities and alliances with regional and local actors. Thus, it sought to consolidate its strength and balance its rivals, predominantly the US, in the international system. After the Arab Spring, Russia deployed its military muscle to Syria to protect its traditional ally the Bashar al-Assad regime, and restrain the US from solely dominating the region. Its attempts achieved to ensure the regime’s survival and balance the US in the country. Later, it sought to expand its sphere of influence and balance the rivals in Libya. It primarily used its own capabilities and alliance relations with the Khalifa Haftar group, the UAE, and Egypt. Russia’s growing presence in Libya inevitably affected the regional competition and balance of power among the states. However, the clashes among the militias supported by the external powers escalated in the fragmented country. Eventually, the UN-recognized GNA consolidated its power against the Khalifa Haftar forces and seized the control of northwest Libya, but an unstable environment still prevails in the country.

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Introduction: The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

Reckoning with ‘new’ Turkey: Modes of US reaction to unwanted policy shifts in the Middle East

Reckoning with ‘new’ Turkey: Modes of US reaction to unwanted policy shifts in the Middle East

Oil Rivalries

Russia is Back to the Balancing Game

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