FPITW-C09: Middle East: Iran & Israel §

Class: IS401 Created Time: December 23, 2021 2:09 PM Database: Class Notes Database Last Edited Time: December 30, 2021 3:41 PM Provided Materials: https://www.mega.nz/#fm/nqp01ZjC/ Type: Presentation Notes

Middle East §

• Has crossroads, maritime, and oil resources: precocious to the world
• It’s Geopolitical importance undermined by
  1. Proximity to Soviet
  2. Unstable inter-state & intra-state structures
  3. During the Cold War: two super powers can’t conquer countries anymore, only alliances
     • Destabilize the region into multiple interests
• 20th Century: sets of forces made countries in the region rise
  • Nationalism: Arab, Iranian, Turkish, & Zionist
    • Turkey & Iran: State-building based on western practices
    • Arab: decline of Europe power, Regional wars, masses and impatient young officers
    • Zionism: fueled by Jews and western influence style
• Arab-Israel Conflict: Palestinian Arabs vs Settler Jewish Groups
• Influence of external powers
  • Soviet Union

Iran §

• End of Cold War
  • Geopolitics: struggle to find its place in interdependent international t
  • Geostrategic vulnerabilities: fear instability
  • Globalization
• There’s two perspectives who support and does not support changes in International system for Iran
• Iran’s FP
  • Both North and South
  • Improve relations between

Israel §

• Israeli-US alliance: allows flow of US funds, arms, support
• Israel has superior military power in Middle East
  • Why does US support Israel so much?