The Arab Dynamics of the Confusing U.S. Dilemma: the Struggle for Valuable Territories

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The current stage of US policy towards the states of the Arabian Peninsula is unfolding in an extremely challenging situation that has been developing for decades. This situation is chronic and shaped by forces of various origins, generated by both internal and external impulses. The Arabian direction of US foreign policy is facing a number of challenges in the areas of regional security, economic shifts, and oil-related changes, all of which have a significant impact on the global financial and economic environment, imposing serious consequences on both Eastern and Western countries. Clearly, this trend is further complicated by the difficult demographic, economic and political situation in the region, including the ongoing conflicts in Yemen and Syria. The deterioration of relations between the Gulf States and the United States is a complex issue involving many different factors. The ongoing conflict in Yemen and the involvement of the United States in it perpetuate the situation of unresolved previous positive initiatives for Washington in this region, which hinders American foreign policy strategists from finding rational solutions to the growing problems that pose new challenges and dangers.

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Andrei S. Derbenev

Georgy Arbatov Institute for the U.S. and Canada Studies Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: istfak_x_chelovek@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0355-5100
Scopus Author ID: 57955231600
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Researcher, Department of Foreign Policy Studies Moscow, Russian Federation

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