Regional Studies Center

Regional Studies Center held a seminar by Dr. “Abdul-Razzaq Khalaf Al-Taie” for his research entitled “The United States of America and the Arab Gulf Security (2009-2020)”, in the presence of the Center’s researchers, on September 25, 2022.Al-Taie said that the research project seeks to achieve the following objectives: To identify the concept of the security of the Arab Gulf from the American perspective; And to identify the goals and interests of the United States of America in the Arab Gulf region; As well as getting acquainted with the US policy towards the Gulf region and Iran under the administration of President Barack Obama (2009-2016), and the administration of President Donald Trump (2016-2020).The researcher added that the research was divided into three main topics. The first topic discussed the importance of the Arab Gulf in the foreign policy of the United States of America. While the second one reviewed the American goals and interests in the Arab Gulf; and the third topic focused on the policies of the American administrations and the security of the Arab Gulf (2009-2020).