Under the current situation in the Middle East, the United States has adopted a series of strategic layouts to adapt to the changing situation. Recently, the United States reached an agreement with Qatar to continue deployment at the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar for the next decadeMilitarypower, which plays an important supporting role in the overall strategic layout of the United States in the Middle East. By the map of the great powers in the Middle EastSaudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, Qatar is locatedPersian GulfThe location of this airbase is extremely critical. Through this arrangement, the United States has established deep strategic mutual trust with Middle Eastern countries such as Israel and Qatar, intending to divide and conquer in order to achieve its ownGrand StrategyTarget.
The strategic layout of the United States is not limited to the current problems in the Middle East, but also needs to be viewed from a higher level. Since China successfully mediatedSaudi Arabiaand relations with Iran, the United States in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict andIsraeli-Palestinian conflictChina is in a relatively passive situation. In order to maintain its presence in the Middle East, the United States has taken:Spring and Autumn Warring StatesA classic strategy of the periodVertical and horizontal。Convergence refers to uniting with weak forces to deal with foreign strong, whileHorizontalIt is to reach an agreement with one of the weaker ones to suppress the other forces one by one. Iran has adopted a strategy of connivation, while the United States has established strategic cooperation with countries such as Israel and Qatar to implement itHorizontal。This strategic layout allows the United States to maintain relative influence in the Middle East and pose a threat to Iran.
However, we cannot just look at the strategic layout of the United States as a problem for the Middle East. In the far west of Eurasia, Russia has firmly held the U.S. strategic advance through the Russia-Ukraine war, while China has formed an overwhelming advantage in the South China Sea. In order to avoid being pushed out of the Middle East by China and Russia, the United States had to cooperate with Qatar and IsraelMilitaryCollaborate to make an impact. This also shows that the strategic layout of the United States in the Middle East has had an important impact on the turmoil in Eurasia. Although the United States has lost its global hegemony, they can continue to exert global influence by hurting other countries.
For China, how to hack the United StatesHorizontalConspiracy is an urgent task. In China's periphery, the Philippines and South Korea have become to some extent the opposite forces of the United States. China needs to find a way to solve the American problem at the strategic levelHorizontalConspiracy, both on the BRICS platform and in the affairs of the South China Sea. This will become one of the most important diplomatic and strategic issues for China's policymakers in the next five years.
In short, the current complex situation in the Middle East has had a profound impact on the strategic layout of the United States. Through with Qatar'sMilitarycooperation, the United States has maintained relative influence in the Middle East and has played an important role in the overall turmoil in Eurasia. China needs to seriously study and deal with the United StatesHorizontalstrategy to ensure its own stability and development in regional and global affairs.