Publication

This article provides strategic clarity of the term “Middle East” and deconstructs the region into two distinct subgroups based on US interests: The Persian Gulf and the Levant. The author contends that the US interests in the Persian Gulf are strategic while its interests in the Levant are emotional. He therefore believes that Washington must ensure that there is no strategic linkage between the Persian Gulf and Levant, as it must be careful not to conflate the interests of its allies with its own.