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
- Proximity to Soviet
- Unstable inter-state & intra-state structures
- 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
- Nationalism: Arab, Iranian, Turkish, & Zionist
- 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?