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Donald Trump’s presidency may have altered less in relations between the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council than recent accounts suggest. Instead, power relations between the US and its Gulf allies have long been, and continue to be, asymmetrical. Dependency theory and postcolonial analysis illustrate the ways in which the US global hegemon exhibits hierarchy, exerting control over Gulf economic resources (oil) and extending its ‘security umbrella’ (e.g. weapons sales and bases) – all in highly unequal dynamics. A critical discourse analysis of American and Saudi speeches during the 2017 Riyadh summit further confirms this assessment. This raises questions about alliance-making and alliance-maintenance norms of promise-keeping and reciprocity.
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146296
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THE FACT that since September 28, 2015, when President Putin delivered his historic speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, the situation in the Middle East has radically changed is self-evident and requires no additional arguments. This was accomplished by Russia that not merely called on the world to set up a united antiterrorist front but confirmed by its actions that it was prepared to fight "the cancer," i.e., ISIS, consistently and efficiently.
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