United States Should Participate In Multilateral Intervention In The Middle East

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In the past years there has been a plethora of multilateral interventions between countries. Many states and their allies have intervened in the Middle East, handling various sorts of political and economic issues. These states have intervened in these Middle East because intervening was to their benefit. However, there were also disadvantages to intervention since many states had different perspectives as to why they should intervene. For the most part, the United States and its allies have chosen to participate in multilateral interventions in order to promote foreign policy and security throughout the region. When it comes to multilateral intervention in the Middle East there are benefits for participating in intervention. These states …show more content…

Many countries in the Middle East are dependent on military technology, economic assistance and foreign troops necessary for protection from external and internal threats. Therefore, due to the United States foreign policy, they benefit by promoting norms. When the U.S and its allies intervene and protect these populations they are enforcing western norms. For example, in class we talk about world NGOs and how they intervene to change the behavior of states regarding the use of using landmines. These international NGO’s use education and coercion as a tool to influence these societies. Therefore, these norms can structure the way a system is run and promote a political system in their …show more content…

Many countries have a different perspective on what they want in their country and many countries do not like their government to be controlled by another nation. Therefore, this can lead to situations of miscommunication and confusion to get objectives done. Likewise, a disadvantage with multilateral interventions is that the conflict may get worse by intervening to stabilize a country. Another disadvantage is the domestic, political cost when intervening in another country. When intervening in one’s country, people die and the economic cost start to get high. Therefore, depending on the political situation for one’s country, the options for the government can be scarce. For example, due to the terrible results of the intervention in Iraq, the U.S. population has no stomach for another American intervention. Therefore, if the United States intervened without the support of the public, and because of this the public will not trust their government to intervene

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