Resumen de Near Eastern promises

Kenneth M. Pollack, Ray Takeyh

• The authors offer opinions on U.S. foreign relations with the Middle East. An anomaly is said to exist in which although U.S. Presidents from Dwight Eisenhower through George H. W. Bush have sought to minimize U.S. involvement in the region, crises created by its complex politics and U.S. interest in petroleum imports from the Middle East have resulted in increased involvement. President Barack Obama is criticized for what is said to be an extremely passive role in relations with the Middle East. Acknowledging that political instability in the region has yet to damage U.S. interests during Obama's administration, the authors claim this situation cannot last, and that the U.S. can successfully use methods other than military intervention to advance its interests.