Obama’s Foreign Policy in the West of Asia and North Africa Until 2015

Subject Areas : International Relations

Mohammadjafar Javadi Arjmand ¹ , Amin Parhizkar ² , Ehsan Khezri ³

1 - Associate Professor of Political Science at Tehran University
2 - MA Student at Tehran University
3 - MA Student at Tehran University

Received: 2017-03-17 Accepted : 2017-03-17 Published : 2017-02-19

Keywords: Iraq, Key words: America, Security Strategy, West of Asia, Libya,

Abstract :

Abstract Although Most of Critics of Barack Obama‘s Regional strategy believe that Obama lacking a strategy point of view. This reasoning looks completely wrong. When Obama sat on presidential seat he believed that high volume reduction of military commitments and political investment in Middle East is one of the vital and important profits of United States. Engrossing of Iraq and also widespread war against terrorism has faced United States lots of problems, particularly in time of recession. Adjusting presence of United States in this region was not only limited to reduction of its physical appearance in Middle East, but also it includes restraint policy, as Syria, Libya and Yemen has proved that. It means United States take steps back in conflicts of region and give more safety to its allies for more responsibility they take. This study show that Obamas has followed this policy, continuously and he resists strongly against efforts is made to stop this policy. Although it is not in favour of everyone in Washington, but it is a clear and comprehensive strategy which has made Obama to take serious proceedings for issues he thought they are important just as national security; the issues such as Iran nuclear program, Palestine-Israel conflicts, Iraq war and specially recent changes in Region.  

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