To learn more, read American Strategy in the Middle East Is on Its Last Legs with your subscription to World Politics Review. The Cuban missile crisis played a key role in convincing both sides to perceive a mechanism through which a disagreement can be resolved through more direct and peaceful manner, rather than going to the brink and coming back from there, as it wont happen in every case, and this relying on this norm can ultimately bring devastation on both countries. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Email (Opens in new window), American Strategy in the Middle East Is on Its Last Legs. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. fighting against terrorism in Iraq and Syria. The region's mix of violent extremism, malign Iranian influence, and decaying regimes require the involve-ment of the United Statesto include the U.S. Armyand can be expected to do so for years to come, even if that involvement The US was instrumental in curbing the spread of nuclear weapons to ex-soviet territories, and thus, with Russia, it completed the denuclearisation of three states, namely, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Over the decades, Americas policies and partnerships in the region have evolved, but the basic reasons for U.S. involvement in the Middle East remained consistent: preventing a hostile power from using the regions petroleum reserves as a weapon. After the pre-dissolution era of the Soviet Union, in which President Mikhail Gorbachev signed a historic INF treaty with the United States that capped the missile proliferation between the two countries and dismantled all the deployable stock, all the nuclear arms control treaties had a distinctive feature of verification and inspection. This decision added to the mistrust between Russia and the United States, as Moscow accused the US of the double game on the nuclear issue. As to the reasons for the United States military persistence over the region are nothing more than the following factors. Reasons 16 Jul 2022. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. American interests in the region are threatened by a host of adversaries from a resurgent Russia, a hegemonic Iranian desire and campaign of subversion, and Jihadi threat that has morphed from Al Qaeda to the Islamic State. protests were against foreign interference and aimed to overhaul the post-2003 After the debate, those who agreed and disagreed with the motion were tied, at 45 percent each. The Case Against Intervention. Anne Patterson: That was a huge challenge in Egypt, because it was obvious that a lot of the activistsand the citizenry eitherdidn't exactly want to take our advice on how their society should be democratized. The security environment in the Middle East may be the most complex on earth, with an intricate, volatile and sometimes shifting mixture of destabilizing forces and hostilities. 2020. I was presenting my ideas I've had thus far. Clearly, most of the Middle East is Sunni, while the Shia are concentrated in Iran and Iraq with significant minority . of United States Military presence in Iraq and the Middle East Region. The Middle East Institute (MEI) is an independent, non-partisan, non-for-profit, educational organization. Samuel LaHoz/Intelligence Squared U.S. Not only is that not in the U.S. interest, but it ultimately doesn't work, and we see this today, if you look around the Arab region. President Wilson's Fourteen Points outlined his ambitions for a post-war diplomatic order based on the rights of self-determination and democracy. Karim Makdisi: America has a lot of influence. For example, its similar to throwing a ball in the air and predicting where it will land because the thrower, or receiver, of the ball will know, or can reasonably assume, the force used to throw the ball, and assume the predictable ways in which gravity will affect the ball throughout its flight path and catch it. What would the U.S. like to achieve? Do we think that they will create a large network of military bases? Sometimes, we're about nation building. Write the following words and symbols on the board: "pros +" and "cons -.". Besides, balance of power and Syrias secular Government and replacing it with one that would be acceptable A century ago, coming out of World War I, the United States had big plans for the Middle East. The New Start Treaty treaty extension was briefly halted by the Trump administration as he on several occasions proposed to end the treaty. The United States was the first to acquire atomic weapons, followed by the Soviet Union. In a recent Wall Street Journal essay, Martin Indyk presented . United States military presence. The main reason behind his distaste for the arms control and arms reduction treaties was his major overhaul and modernization program of the nuclear arsenal in the United States. I'm guessing no. The possession of nuclear weapons by both countries means that any conflict between them could have catastrophic consequences. https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/sort-glance. Jon Alterman: As part of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the United States sponsored the King-Crane Commission, a 42-day trip to the region to investigate the Arab worlds potential for self-determination, but the entire exercise was stillborn. It is about the obligation of both parties to reduce nuclear warheads. The lessons that can be learned from this incidence shed light on the importance of dialogue and communication. Though the last decade of the 20th century brought Russia and the US closer on many fronts and initiated a broad consensus on many issues despite the harsh and bitter realities of the cold war, both countries strived to move on. themselves as the heirs of the Persian, Arab and Ottoman empires, Israel as a CoN's My OpInIoN &' FiNaL ThOuGhT Out of 40,146 civilians that were killed 5,800 were children Syria will use child soldiers Retaliation by Syria or Iran against others in the regions such as Israel or anyone to have helped the United States. effectiveness of US strategy. The most obvious example is its limited low-intensity war with ISIS and Al-Qaeda. Article 6. -1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was as an arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile, -The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty required the United States and the Soviet Union to eliminate all of their nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers, -Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START), was an arms control negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union (and, later, Russia) that were aimed at reducing their arsenals of nuclear warheads and of the missiles and bombers capable of delivering such weapons, -The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT), also known as the Moscow Treaty, commits the United States and Russia to reduce their deployed strategic nuclear forces to 1,700-2,200 warheads apiece, -New START is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russian. First of all, The emerging issue of Those are some wise words said by the President during WWII. For decades, one of the pillars of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East has been to prevent any hostile outside power from dominating the region. Military Deterrence in an Era of Strategic Competition: A Conversation with HON Christine E. Wormuth, 25th U.S. Secretary of the Army, Press Briefing: Previewing Chinas 14th National People's Congress, Book Event - Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom: The Future of Religion in American Diplomacy, U.S. Power and Influence in the Middle East: Part One, Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Media Relations Manager, External Relations. As any slight miscalculation, or situation born out in a highly charged environment with peak mistrust from both sides, will kill any purpose of last-minute negotiations or conversations even at the top leadership level. is soaring with the industrialization and globalization, the world demand per day UBC professor Dr. Sandra Mathison (ECPS) weighs in on the Abbotsford school board's decision to remove Grade 6 and 7 classes from the district's six rural elementary schools and to bus the kids to middle schools starting September 2017. The United States finds it easy to withdraw from the Treaty and make gains of the weak Russian economy and kick start an offensive strategic programme that, to a higher degree, can put a dent in the Russian strategic arsenal, its employment and deployment strategies. Radical extremists mobilize fighters under the name of jihad. The Pros and Cons of Attacking Syria. disappointed to witness the killing of Soleimani in Bagdad. As is known to us all On the eve of the extension of the New Start treaty, the Russian Foreign minister expressed their willingness that Russia will welcome any such initiative to put a hypersonic weapons system into the New Start fold. On the other hand, the unstable Jon Alterman: But Patterson thinks that in some ways, the United States has been the victim of its own success reaching out to Arab publics. I think they have two bases in the whole world outside of China. The Islamic State (IS), al-Qaeda-linked groups, Boko Haram and other extremist movements are protagonists in today's deadliest crises, complicating efforts to end them. On June 24, 1950, the North Koreans invaded South Korea. Iraq poses no threat to the United States. intervening in the region power vacuum after the USs withdrawal, the United -New STARTs core articles addressed the complexities of nuclear weapons technology. Thus both states reverse from the brink of a nuclear war. Therefore, OPEC member It is about the Verification of the conversion of weapons systems. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Reasons, Impacts, and Chinas Response. Advances in Climate Change Research 8 (4): 22025. Ill talk to some of the preeminent foreign policy experts and former policymakers that have helped shape U.S. policy in the region. Andrew Bacevich: I would say that there needs to be continuing diplomatic engagementperhaps more creative in the sense that it wouldn't begin with the premise that we are supposed to choose sides in regional disputes. Trumps Offer to Russia: An End to Sanctions for Nuclear Arms Cut London Times. Reuters, January 16, 2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-arms-deal-idUSKBN14Z0YE. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. This has raised the role of third part involvement as an external actors, such as the United States and China, to exacerbate conflicts in the region. It changed the ways that Americans thought about the Middle East, and the way people in the Middle East thought about Americans. the problems regarding military presence in the region? The U.S. is in the back seat. Therefore, dealing with inequality is a key priority in moving toward greater political stability and democracy in the region, all the more so as inequality consolidates autocratic regimes and ensures the . After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the George W. Bush administration significantly. Arkin is policy director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic staff, Brandenburg is senior policy adviser for Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, and Razavi is a political anthropologist and visiting assistant professor at The College of William and Mary. Yes, I think it does. With isolationist sentiments rising domestically after the war, the United States didnt push back. The outcome: Middle East refugees are having a difficult time whether they are in refugee camps in Turkey, Jordan or elsewhere. The US declared an official end to the war on Dec. 15, 2011, although some military personnel and security contractors remain in Iraq as members of the US diplomatic mission. Jon Alterman: But what would help American interests? If the United States had less to do with the region, would that make Americans more or less safe? Article 15. We have to define what U.S. interests are and how we are trying to accomplish them., The Future of American Involvement in the Middle East, The Middle East and U.S. Middle East policy have changed dramatically since foreign policy experts, from left, Negar Razavi, Rachel Brandenburg, and Sarah Arkin graduated from Tufts, seen here in February. They have exploited wars, state collapse and geopolitical upheaval in the Middle East, gained new footholds in Africa and pose an evolving threat elsewhere. Well look at how the United States has used its military, economic, diplomatic, and soft power tools in the Middle Eastand how the Middle East has responded. Today experts no longer view the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a linchpin of stability or the starting point for policy discussions. Second, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey see We inflate ISIS by attacking it. All these initial theories and strategies were related to the war-fighting aspect of nuclear weapons, but as the nuclear sabre-rattling reached its zenith, the need was felt to construct a framework through which both powers can negotiate necessary terms to lower the nuclear threshold and thus limit the dangers emanating from nuclear weapons. The counter-arguments include at least these. 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Therefore, keeping a military At the same time, the United States, even after decades of hypersonic missiles program, has thus far been in the advanced stages of testing the superfast missiles. Another possible perspective on the nuclear arms reductions was the absence of China from these treaties, as Trump on several occasions voiced his concerns about Chinas non-availability on such platforms. In Iraq, internal unrest and violent confrontation Is it too late for the US to contain China. Jon Alterman: That security emphasis led to costly mistakes and did little to reshape the region in the United States interests. -By including hypersonic weapons and delivery platforms it can help reduce the possibilities of mistrust or reduction in confidence building measures between the US and Russia. Is US involvement in the Middle East slowly fading away? bring more than a thousand terrorists from Syria to Iraq through gaps in our Andrew Bacevich: Prior to the promulgation of the Carter Doctrine in January 1980, from a military perspective, the Middle East really was a marginal concern. New STARTs core articles addressed the complexities of nuclear weapons technology. The CFE treaty was signed between European countries and Russia, whose main task was to avert a large-scale ground invasion by conventional means. Further, considering the sunk cost in the international political She served as a U.S. diplomat for more than four decadesmost recently as the assistant secretary for the Near East and North Africa from 2013 to 2017. Jon Alterman: Thats Anne Patterson. represented by ISIS emerged in the Middle East; the de facto fragmentation and The United States involvement in other countries has come at a great price. The region has a history of conflicts and tensions, but it also has enormous potential for economic cooperation and integration. All these things have led, in most of these countriesit's really dramatic in the Gulfto an elite group of English-speaking, highly westernized people, and they're a very thin veneer in some of these countries. Aaron David Miller is vice president for new initiatives and a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. I dont mean peace and harmony, or the brotherhood of man, but compromise to avoid outright conflict. oil security, it was reasonable for the United States to present their military conflicts in the Middle East determine that the balance of power in the region The Treaty was not an arms reduction treaty, as there was no provision for the destruction or elimination of nuclear warheads and weapons systems. Already in 2020, the Trump administration has announced a Middle East peace plan, while recent news reports suggest the COVID-19 pandemic will cause further upheaval in an unstable region. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Their worst intentions were often at least curbed a bit by the U.S. coming in and saying, you cant do that, said Brandenburg. Meaning though they found semi-agreement today, because hypersonic missiles arent codified in New START or other arms agreements, its inevitable that Russia or the US will break out and develop hypersonic missiles at greater numbers. The treaty was extended in March 2021 for five years, with an expiry date in 2026. The arguments for scaling back US military involvement in the fight against ISIS call many of the pro-war claims into serious question. [9] Piliero, Raphael J. Fifth, from a grand strategy perspective, The Biden administration announced that due to the short time available to renew the treaty, the issue would be taken in the coming meetings with Russia to include these weapons systems in the New Start. U.S. involvement in the Middle East is an important issue in any presidential election year. And behind it all is the Middle Easts massive oil production, on which the global economy depends. Additionally, education in the United States is funded annually. East countries were furious about the successful involvement of the United This has raised the need for greater regional cooperation in South Asia. We want to define competition in military terms. have discussed trade oil in Chinese yuan. He also writes the Journal's foreign affairs column, Global View, for which he won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Yang Yizhong, Ph.D. candidate at Political Science, Institute of National Development and Security Studies, Jilin University, China. Article 16. [6] It later became a viable tool for European Security in renewed Russias strategic assertion over the EU and NATO. No.1 oil-importing country around the world. Three alumnae who are experts on U.S. Middle East policy returned to Tufts in February to share their insights on the future of American engagement in that region at a forum sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL). Article 14. The mobile-based system scrapping was of vital importance as it allowed the system to go near the national border of Russia, as they are extendable systems beyond their permitted sides. At the same time, military force presence can deter Iran and Rutgers University, United States. But I think the more difficult issue is to get below what I call the English-speaking elite and get to know what's really going on in villages and in places like the heartland of Saudi Arabia. We have lost thousands of men and women in a war that is not ours. U.S. involvement in the Middle East is an important issue in any presidential election year. Invaders. Article 9. I would say yes. The interests that have long kept the United States involved in the Middle East are fairly clear. symbol of the strong restoration of Zionism, and the regions struggle for $280 billion into Irans oil economy; an extra $120 billion will go toward The sense of Jihadism reemerged to defend the Muslim world from Western -Ironically enough, Russia was quicker to field and deploy its first hypersonic missiles. Will Russia and China vie to replace the U.S. across the Middle East? In order to deter Iran, Palestine, Syria, the The United States strongly believes that its military superiority is going nowhere in the coming decades, and has much offsetting firepower to deter any enemy both in conventional and nuclear realms. Also terrorist, dont give a shit about hurting us if we would just leave their home countrys alone. Yet, its sudden defection after the ABM withdrawal shows that Russia still prefers its strategic capabilities and wont allow the US to take advantage of them in any case. Anne Patterson: The current debate now is whether we should disengage and leave these countries to sort out their differences among themselves, which I think would be a recipe for, if not a disaster, at least a serious mistake because I don't think there's any evidence that they can sort out their differences among themselves. I was starting a discussion. territory to be used as a launching pad against its neighbors. There are substantial proliferation concerns of these missiles; even in conventional terms, any future proliferation will have grave implications for US national security. They're using money from American taxpayers and using the money to support other countries instead of trying to better the US economy. As the reasons for U.S. involvement in the Middle East fade and Washingtons role in the region diminishes, will another great power take Americas place? 16 Jul 2022. On March 19, 2003, with the support of Congress and the majority of Americans, the U.S. military began bombing Baghdad in a campaign titled "Shock and Awe." "In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.". Kudos to Michael Ledeen for explaining that the road to Damascus starts in Tehran. Jon Alterman:Patterson agrees that there are a lot of opportunities for activities with regional governments that advance common interests and dont involve sending soldiers and sailors around the world. Ukraine war: Is more war the only solution? In . [12] Speier, Richard, George Nacouzi, Carrie Lee, and Richard Moore C O R P O R A T I O N. n.d. Hypersonic Missile Nonproliferation Hindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons. Accessed May 5, 2021. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR2100/RR2137/RAND_RR2137.pdf.. [13] MIRVs from the First to the Second Nuclear Age. n.d. Accessed May 5, 2021. https://www.stimson.org/wp-content/files/file-attachments/Lure_and_Pitfalls_of_MIRVs.pdf.. United States Involvement in the Middle East Defining documents in American history: Editor: Michael Shally-Jensen: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Incorporated, 2020: ISBN: 1642654000, 9781642654004: Length: 715 pages : Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan The October anti-government A few days later, Truman ordered U.S. troops to the aid of South Korea and convinced the United Nations (UN) to send military aid as well, in what was referred to in diplomatic circles as a "police action.". Energy security, or more specifically, the oil reserves of the Persian Gulf mattered greatly in the late 1970s and into the 1980s. In response, India launched airstrikes on what it said were terrorist training camps in Pakistan, leading to a retaliatory strike by Pakistan. *Luo Transcript And things dont get any easier when you consider the regional picture, where Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies are engaged in a confrontation with Iran, but also in an intra-Gulf conflict with Qatar. Whether that is in the best interests of the U.S. and the world has been a source of controversy for just as. [4] The Treaty even survived a transition into another Presidency in Russia, as Putin was elected as Russian President. Have Economic Sanctions Against Russia Been Effective? in 2000 is 75.8 million barrels, while in 2018, according to data published by Im your host, Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski chair in global security and geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Jon Alterman: In this first episode, we will explore how the United States became the dominant foreign power in the Middle East, how its approach to the region has changed, and how some people think it needs to change a lot more. It is essential for the countries in the region to work towards greater cooperation and understanding to reduce tensions and promote peace and prosperity. Revisiting Pakistans Nuclear Safety and Security Measures. -To help fix this issue, I propose that the US and Russiashould use New STARTs Bilateral Consultative Commission to amend the treaty and include language on hypersonic weapons and delivery vehicles as a part of an arms control agreement. Share We have interests, and those interests are in places that are led by autocrats. region are nothing more than the following factors. 2023, World Politics Review LLC. The United States tried to avoid conflict while preventing the spread of communism. 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