United States foreign policy in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
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Дата
2024
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Укладач
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E-ISSN
Назва тому
Видавець
Astroprint
Анотація
Over the past decade, conflict and political unrest have remained on-going features in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region (SEMED), which is part of the broader geopolitical space known as MENA (the Middle East and North Africa). The profound transformations that have swept through the region since 2011 have introduced new challenges that overlap with existing crises. State fragility, conflicts, security threats, and socio-economic inequalities have turned this area into one of the world’s most volatile regions, with a geostrategic importance that extends far beyond its geographical borders.
The stabilization of this strategically important region remains one of the key priorities of American diplomacy. Washington has traditionally been invested in resolving conflicts in the region, eliminating the threats of weapons of mass destruction and Islamist extremism, and supporting democratization, human rights, and a rules-based international order. However, there has been a significant reduction in U.S. involvement in the SEMED region. Washington’s withdrawal from regional issues, particularly the wars in Syria and Libya, has paved the way for intense geopolitical competition between key regional powers and created an opportunity for more active engagement by alternative international actors, primarily China. Today, the SEMED region has become a space where Washington’s geopolitical competitors have significantly strengthened their positions, and its traditional regional allies have begun pursuing increasingly independent policies. These trends further exacerbated by the global impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine present new challenges for the United States.
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Ключові слова
U.S. foreign policy, the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region (SEMED), international relations, U.S. Policy in the SEMED, security challenges, the Israel-Hamas war, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Бібліографічний опис
Zakharchenko A. United States foreign policy in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean / A. Zakharchenko // Multidimensional regionalism in the Mediterranean: actors and challenges : monograph / author collective: O. Brusylovska, V. Cassar, M. Doğan et al. ; eds.: O. Brusylovska, S. Erdoğan, D. Irrera. – Odesa : Astroprint, 2024. – P. 142–158.