INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Joe Biden to create a rapprochement between Arab states and Israel will meet a number of challenges as the public in the Arab
the regional dynamics as well
The continued resistance of the Western world against the Russian attack on Ukraine has led President Biden to focus on regional policies by
establishing an understanding with the traditional allies
Such impact can be seen in the light of the recent trip of President Biden to the Middle East (West Asia)
The whole purpose of the trip broadly revolves around the Russian-Ukraine issue and extending support for Israel while countering Iranian
growing influence in the region
In order to counter these two challenges, Joe Biden wants to bring its traditional Arab allies closer which lost consensus among them and
One is led by Israel and the other is led by Iran while Arabs are gradually losing their regional political identity
wants to bring Arab allies within the ambit of the Israeli bloc while Iran is aligning itself with China and Russia
This regional alignment can be regarded as the establishment of a new regional order which will be unstable and vulnerable
The other international powers like China and Russia will increase their role by putting their support behind Iran in order to counter the
However, his predecessor Trump was planning to withdraw U.S
If Biden decides to re-militarize the region it will negatively impact regional security and stability
sanctions and withdrawing its forces
His policy was to contain Iran through harsh sanctions
is now moving towards pressuring Iran through militarizing the region and enabling its Arab allies to stand against Iran and its allies
experienced that it could not achieve its goals through the use of military power
China has also offered a strategic deal of $400 billion to Iran, making Iran a regional power in the Middle East (West Asia)
rapprochement between Arab states and Israel will meet a number of challenges
The first and the foremost challenge to these efforts would be the emerging gap between the states and the societies in the region
The Arab states are non-democratic and are ruled by monarchies
The people are given little say in determining the political course of their states
This has created distance between society and the states
While some of the Kings and Sheikhs are pro-American, the Arab societies are rapidly developing anti-American sentiments
For decades, the people in the Arab world protested against the U.S.-led Zionist expansion in the region and illegally occupying the land of
The developed mindset and beliefs of these people cannot be changed
If the sentiments of the population are not given importance then a situation like Arab Spring can re-emerge where monarchies, kings and
president has legitimized MBS by visiting Riyadh?A: The relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States deteriorated as the name of the
Saudi Crown Prince became associated with the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Biden in his election campaign in 2019 vowed to never meet the MBS and clearly stated that he believed that the journalist was murdered by
Moreover, it was important for the U.S
to mend relations with Saudi Arabia because of its perceived threats from Iran as well as China and Russia
However the legitimacy of MBS is still under question and even Western media is criticizing his brutal policies, particularly against his
political opponents and Shia human rights activists
non-governmental entities in the region is as old as the Revolution itself
The non-governmental movements in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Bahrain, and Yemen show that the people in these countries share
ideological similarities with Iran
The Arab states which are closer to the U.S
and Saudi Arabia had been their traditional allies but over a period of time, they got dispersed in terms of differences in their interests
Forming a NATO-like alliance against Iran would depend on how willing these Arab states are to put their security to risk by becoming
