What is it about?
This article examines, under the neoclassical realism, those systemic and domestic factors influencing some of the milestones in the USA foreign policy regarding the Middle East by the end of the Cold War. In the first part herein, we study the early interactions during the 18th century. Next, we observe the events from the 20th century first half to the end of the Cold War, when strong changes took place in the political elite thinking of the United States regarding the Middle East. Finally, we focus on Saddam Hussein’s reaction that eventually led to the Gulf War in 1990, and then we draw some conclusions.
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A historical overview of American interventionism in the Middle East, specifically in Iraq from the perspective, that Neoclassical Realism offers.
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Very interesting in the application of Neoclassical Realism to understand American Foreign Policy in the Middle East.
Fabio Sánchez
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
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This page is a summary of: Realismo neoclásico y la política exterior de Estados Unidos en Oriente Medio, Papel Político, April 2019, Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana,
DOI: 10.11144/javeriana.papo23-2.rnpe.
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