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The Dynamic Outlook of U.S. Foreign Policy Strategies in Light of Shale Oil and Gas Production
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Ehsan Jafari far   , Ali Bagheri Dolatabadi , Mahin Siamansouri |
| azad tehran , ehsan_jafari_ar@yahoo.com |
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Ensuring energy security is one of the main and most important challenges of great powers. For this reason, the direction of the foreign policy of the great powers has been to guarantee access to energy, reduce costs, and shorten the time of energy transfer. Considering the discovery and exploitation of new energy fields such as shale oil in the United States, the question that arises is what effect has the extraction of shale oil and gas resources had on the foreign policy strategy of the United States? The hypothesis of the research states that with the extraction of shale energy resources, the amount of dependence on the import of these resources for the United States has decreased and the foreign policy of the United States has gained a stronger pressure lever than other countries. To test the hypothesis, the descriptive-analytical method has been used. We also applied the case study with objective evidence and theories. Additionally, the necessary data collected in a library method from electronic and non-electronic sources. The findings of the research show that the extraction of shale oil and gas has had four effects on the foreign policy strategy of the United States: 1- It has boosted the United States to become more resistant to price fluctuations or the reduction of energy supply to the market. 2- It has assisted Washington used the occurrence of these events to weak the economy of its competitors such as China and Europe. 3- The degree of its dependence on the Persian Gulf’s states has decreased. 4- It has made the leverage of sanctions more efficient and accessible in American foreign policy.
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| Keywords: shale oil, US, foreign policy, energy, Middle East. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2024/09/5 | Published: 2024/06/30
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