Barack Obama's Foreign Policy Towards Middle East in the Changing Geopolitical Landscape: A New Path for Peace and Stability in the Region
Muhammad Fayyaz*
Citation : Muhammad Fayyaz, Barack Obama's Foreign Policy Towards Middle East in the Changing Geopolitical Landscape: A New Path for Peace and Stability in the Region International Journal of History and Cultural Studies 2019, 5(3) : 28-38.
Barack Obama's foreign policy towards Middle East was based on pragmatic approach. The aim of his foreign policy was to bring peace and stability in the region and to keep America's geostrategic influence in the regions through force of diplomacy and engagement. Obama's regime engaged with Iran over its nuclear and shunned confrontationist attitude with Iran. He believed that engagement with Iran was pivotal for America's geopolitical interest in the Middle East. He was well aware about social and political realities of Middle East and that's why he adopted that approach which was more suitable for the stability and development of the region. He wanted a real change in the Middle East in the sphere of politics, economics and social development. He broke with traditional foreign policy approach of the US establishment that had been prevailed since decades. He wanted to engage Arabs themselves in the shaping of peaceful and stable Middle East, and conveyed his message to them that they must not overwhelmingly be dependent on United States for mending their problems. Obama realized America's pivot to Asia demands a new diplomatic attitude towards Middle East.