Politics
U.S. Gulf Strategy Criticized for Dependency Trap
The U.S.'s strategy in the Persian Gulf has been criticized as creating a dependency trap that makes the region more dangerous while leaving Washington as the sole power capable of defending its allies.
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The Hill
The U.S. has placed its Gulf partners in a dependency trap, making the region more dangerous while remaining the only power capable of defending them, and Washington must address the cost-exchange asymmetry, reduce the conditionality of its guarantee, or acknowledge that it is asking fractured, rese
2026-05-20 16:30 UTC