Middle East Power Struggle: The Untold Story of Iran, Israel, and the Gulf Arabs - Harry Halem

Описание: Balance of forces in the Middle East has been fluid since 2001-2003
Two central antagonisms: Israel vs. Iran and Gulf Arabs vs. Iran
Cold War situation persists throughout 2000s and 2010s
JCPOA negotiated by the US in the 2010s reduces odds of immediate Iranian nuclear weapon but defers issue until 2030s
Obama administration aimed to integrate Iran into the region for peace
Iran deal funneled cash into Iranian state, which was used for proxy wars with Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Israel
2020-2021 marked by coronavirus pandemic, amplifying Saudi power and straining US-Saudi relations due to Jamal Khashoggi's assassination
Ukraine war impacts Middle East by putting Iran deal on hold, modifying Iranian negotiating position, and increasing Iran's leverage over Russia
Nuclear weapons are difficult and expensive to operationalize, but Russia has expertise in this area

Harry Halem is a Research Fellow in Foreign Policy and Defence. He specialises in grand and maritime strategy, defence industrial issues, and strategic history, particularly of British strategy from 1890 to 1945. Mr Halem holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and International Relations from the University of St Andrews, and a postgraduate degree in Political Theory from the London School of Economics, where he specialised in comparative intellectual history.

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Harry's Profile on Yorktown Institute - https://yorktowninstitute.org/fellows...
Harry's Twitter -   / naval2ndstrike  

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