مجلة الفكر القانوني والسياسي
Volume 9, Numéro 2, Pages 715-734
2025-11-29
The U.s. Pivot To Asia: Strategic Rebalancing And Its Consequences For The Policy Toward The Middle East
Authors : Gouasmia Saadia .
Abstract
This article examines the strategic pivot of U.S. foreign policy from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific, initiated under the Obama administration and sustained through successive presidencies. Prompted by China’s rise, regional fatigue, and resource constraints, the pivot marked a shift from direct interventionism to a strategy rooted in great power competition, offshore balancing, and burden-sharing. Through a comparative policy analysis, the study evaluates changes in military deployment, diplomacy, aid, and crisis management. It finds that while the pivot reoriented U.S. priorities toward the Indo-Pacific, it additionally led to diminished influence, strategic vacuums, and allied skepticism in the Middle East —developments that, if effectively leveraged, could create opportunities to foster greater regional strategic autonomy and stability. The article contributes to debates on grand strategy and strategic prioritization, assessing whether the pivot represents a tactical adjustment or a lasting transformation.
Keywords
U.S. Foreign Policy ; Pivot to Asia ; Middle East Strategy ; Strategic Rebalancing
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