![]() They began discussions for the eventual Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a controversial agreement “under which Iran agreed to curb its nuclear work in return for limited sanctions relief.” The U.S., Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia reached the agreement in July 2015. ![]() In 2013, Iranian President Rouhani and President Obama held the first phone conversation between the two countries since 1979. Tensions remained and escalated amidst sanctions and mistrust of Iran’s uranium enrichment during the mid-2000s. froze Iranian assets and severed diplomatic ties. Demanding the return of the Shah to stand trial in Iran, a group of Iranian students seized the American Embassy in Tehran in November of 1979 and held embassy personnel hostage for 444 days. in January of 1979 and Islamic religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile to assume power. Protests against the Shah forced him to flee to the U.S. Based on fears of a communist takeover, a joint British-American operation in 1953 helped overthrow Mossadeq and returned the Shah to power. After attempting to dismiss Mossadeq, the Shah was forced out of Iran. A communist plot to overthrow the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlevi failed in 1949, and was followed by tensions between him and the nationalist Prime Minister Mossadeq. In the 1940s, British and Soviet troops occupied Iran. ![]() interests in Middle East oil at the time. aim to prevent ‘any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region,'” namely because of U.S. This included concrete steps and plans, such as “‘domestic and international energy efforts some tailored increase in defense spending and activity and…support for other countries in the region.” The most important piece of the Doctrine was the “overarching U.S. In the 1980s, President Carter announced what became known as the Carter Doctrine for the Middle East, which specified and integrated political, economic, and military efforts in the region and has served as the organizing principle for U.S actions in the Middle East ever since. These political crises, along with energy ties due to Middle East oil, impacted relations with the U.S. policy towards the region changed, reflected in more lenient immigration laws as people fled political crises in Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, and Afghanistan in the 1970s. During the 1950s, the Cold War heightened concern about the Middle East. foreign policy in the Middle East was relatively limited until the mid-1900s prior to this time, European powers built relations in the Middle East, particularly through the League of Nations after World War I. And yet the region appears to be more unstable now than ever, with a wide range of conflicts and crises. has long maintained a presence in the region, and as a whole, the Middle East receives more than 50% of total U.S. In recent years, turmoil has rocked the Middle East in the form of increased violence and volatility in the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings and the proliferation of Islamist-extremist terrorist groups with radical anti-Western ideologies. The development of foreign policy is influenced by domestic considerations, the policies or behaviour of other states, or plans to advance specific geopolitical designs… Diplomacy is the tool of foreign policy, and war, alliances, and international trade may all be manifestations of it.” In his 2014 book America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist Bret Stephens cautioned about some of the potentially dire consequences brought on by this foreign policy doctrine of isolationism.įoreign Policy is defined as the “general objectives that guide the activities and relationships of one state in its interactions with other states. Decreases in spending during the Obama administration (“leading from behind”) and the “America First” policy of the Trump administration represent shifts in foreign policy. can serve as “the world’s policeman,” continues to be debated, and has become a central component in conversations surrounding military spending and foreign policy. should play on the world stage, and the extent to which the U.S. Yet in the post-Cold War era, the question of what role the U.S. has served as a champion of universal freedom and human rights, a pillar of international security and order, and a deterrent to the aggression of rogue regimes. ” Since World War II, America has promoted democracy and prosperity, and opposed dictatorships and human rights abuses, across the globe through its economic, diplomatic, and military engagement. The United States has long been referred to as the “indispensable nation” or the “ world’s policeman. PRINT Discussion Guide Share Introduction View the Executive Summary for this brief.
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