Major Power Rivalry in the Middle East
Description:... Great power competition is altering the prospects for managing conflicts in the Middle East. As policymakers rethink the United States' role in the region, they should avoid the kind of strategic errors that have provided opportunities for other major powers, notably China and Russia, to undermine U.S. policy. This paper dives deeply into how great power competition is affecting the prospects for regional peace and argues that the prospects for cooperation among regional or great powers to contain or mitigate conflicts in the Middle East are unfavorable. However, for all the challenges the United States faces in the Middle East, it remains the region's most important, powerful, and influential actor. To this end, this paper explores the trajectory of great power competition as it alters regional dynamics and shapes the potential of the United States to cooperate with major powers to mitigate conflict.
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