United States’ Geostrategic Interests and the Resolution of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 2000-2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v6i8.3928Keywords:
Geostrategy, National Interest, Mediation and ConflictAbstract
Despite numerous mediation efforts of US including the Camp David Accord, Roadmap for Peace, the Annapolis Conference, Peace to Prosperity Plan, and the Abraham Accords to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, the conflict has persisted, with recurring cycles of violence, uprisings and wars. Therefore, this study examined how United States’ geostrategic interests in the Middle East have shaped the peace process in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The study adopted a qualitative research design in which data were collected from secondary sources, presented in tables and figures, and analysed using the thematic content analysis method. This study was anchored on the assumptions of the theory of classical realism. The study found that the US' geostrategic interests in the region include securing access to maritime chokepoints, protecting the sovereignty of Israel and preventing the spread of nuclear weapon and that these interests have contributed to the protraction of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Arising from these findings, the study recommended amongst others that Arab states should reduce their military dependence on the United States to ensure diversification of defense partnerships and greater negotiating powers and Security Council of United Nations, the Arab League and the US should re-assess their peace initiatives in resolving the conflict and immediately design a proper peace plan with adequate implementation strategies and financial provisions that addresses the concerns of the parties in conflict.
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