خلاصة:
This study aimed at examining U.S. action pattern during Trump’s presidency regarding
China and Iran as two major regional actors and overall strategy of the U.S. within the
framework of regional order of East Asia and the Middle East. Contrary to some analysts
that consider Trump’s foreign policy doctrine as ambiguous or contradictory, the main
argument in this paper is that the most important feature of Trump’s strategy toward China
and Iran is the "offshore balancing" which is based on the "balance of power against China"
and "balance of threat against Iran". This is concluded according to analysis of the 2017
National Security Strategy document and Trump’s measures and speech acts during his
presidency. This paper is a descriptive-analytic research emphasizing comparative approach
and data gathering method is based on documentation.
ملخص الجهاز:
These two different components have led to the "offshore balancing strategy" for both states based on the concept of "balance of power against China" and the concept of "balance of threat against Iran" in Trump’s foreign policy 4.
In this regard perceived threats from Iran’s behaviors according to the national security strategy document are, Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, has taken advantage of instability to expand its influence through partners and proxies, weapon proliferation, and funding.
S. national defense strategy also emphasizes the policy of strengthening allies and attract new partners in order to maintain the regional balance of power and deter the revisionist states.
S. state triedto harness the power of China using offshore balancing strategy instead of the policy of China’s engagement in international affairs, so Trump strengthened security relationships between the America and neighboring countries of China and assignment of more responsibility to these states(Pathak, 2017).
Conclusion Withthe debates about whether Trump has a grand strategy, if so what form it takes, and what form it shouldtake,the main argument of this paper was that the most important aspect of Trump’s national security strategy is the "offshore balance strategy" which is based on the concepts of "balance of power" and "balance of threat" on how to control China and Iran as two major challenges for the international system based on the data in U.
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