Shifting Sands
US Gulf Policy Recalibrates As China's Regional Ambitions Grow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12413969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Moreland (0000-0002-0172-6896, Dr. Moreland is a doctoral research candidate in the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. Her research focuses on Anglo‐American relations, smart power, and US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 149-161 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1061-1924 • E-ISSN: 1475-4967 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mepo.12726 |
| OpenAlex | W4391969010 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in the 1990s, the United States has played the role of security guarantor in the Gulf, and despite prevailing concerns of American retrenchment, it retains a strong military footprint across the region. But China's emergence as a major player in the Gulf—with its geopolitical ambitions, thirst for foreign oil, and attractive offer of business and investment with a “look the other way” policy on human rights—has stoked fears about the eclipse of American power. While the Gulf remains of strategic importance to the US global strategy, Washington's readjustment of its regional goals suggests that it is recalibrating. Drawing on the literature of foreign policy change, this analysis uses three case studies to examine Washington's recalibration toward the Gulf under the Biden presidency: US engagement with the Iran nuclear deal, US defense agreements with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and US‐GCC tech relations, specifically tensions with China over the use of Huawei technology. This article is part of a special issue on the responses of Gulf countries to rising Sino‐American competition, edited by Andrea Ghiselli, Anoushiravan Ehteshami, and Enrico Fardella
China · Geography · Political science · International Development and Aid · Law · Geology · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |