Influence of the United States and China on Middle East Politics of Oil: The Devil in Detail

Abstract

The discourse of present and past evinces that the Middle East due to the bounty of natural resources has been an apple of discord for the world’s so-called superpowers as the discovery of oil and gas reserves in the Middle East not only turned its fate but also encountered it with the enslavement of imperia ranking the United States at first. However, employing the ‘Power is Power’ game, China also stepped forward to play a role in controlling the order of this land and to construct its influential image. China’s recent negotiations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are an important development to pinpoint. Thereby, the debate of this article circulates to inspect the influence of the US and its counterpart China on the Middle East. The article scrutinizes the policies of the US and China towards the Middle East. The scope of this study explores the rivalry between KSA and Iran and highlights the role and discloses the interest of China in setting an unobstructed bridge between these two states.