المجلة الأكادمية للبحوث القانونية والسياسية
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 2038-2065
2026-03-31
The U.s. Doctrine Of Strategic Patience In The Middle East After 2020: Coherent Doctrine Or Policy Drift?
Authors : Gouasmia Saadia .
Abstract
This article investigates whether the post-2020 U.S. posture in the Middle East reflects a coherent doctrine of strategic patience or a pattern of policy drift. Guided by this central research question—and secondary questions concerning strategic consistency, operational continuity, and doctrinal articulation—the study employs a qualitative, comparative case-study method focused on Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Using document and discourse analysis of National Security Strategies, presidential statements, and leading policy assessments, the article evaluates how U.S. restraint has been practiced and justified across administrations. Findings reveal that while strategic minimalism has become the dominant mode of engagement, it remains under-theorized and unevenly implemented, producing a posture suspended between deliberate prioritization and reactive crisis management. The study argues that the Middle East now functions as a test case for whether restrained engagement can mature into a coherent doctrine of strategic patience or persist as fragmented policy drift.
Keywords
Strategic Patience ; U.S. Foreign Policy ; Middle East ; Policy Drift ; ; Limited Engagement ; Grand Strategy
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