Keywords
Cold War
United States of America
foreign policy
neoclassical realism
Irak
geo-strategy
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Abstract
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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