Toward Decline
It’s Time for the United States to Leave the Middle East
Why it matters
A US strategic reorientation away from the Middle East signals potential reallocation of US military and fiscal resources, but raises questions about US commitment depth to Indo-Pacific alliances including AUKUS and Australia's northern arc security. This reinforces the American_withdrawal scenario and underlines Australia's need for greater strategic autonomy and alliance diversification.
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