US Policy Towards the Sultanate of Oman (1993-2001): A Historical Study

Abstract

     After the Cold War, new features and main landmarks emerged that surpassed the transitional phase and became a turning point from a new world to a unipolar world After the Cold War, new features and main landmarks emerged that surpassed the led by the United States of America after the obstacles placed by the Soviet Union on the American strategy ended. The United States sought to build a global strategy that is not limited to a specific continent or region, but rather includes the entire world, as its national strategy became based on achieving global hegemony (Americanization of the world) in all its aspects (political - economic - cultural security). The Arabic  Gulf countries, especially Oman, had a part of that strategy because it has geopolitical qualifications that made it a region with superior vital advantages due to their mineral wealth and primary raw materials, especially energy sources, the most important of which is (oil), in addition to the advantages of the geographical location, which is considered the belt and the important facade overlooking the Arabian Gulf and the Arabian Sea and then the Indian Ocean. Therefore, the United States of America sought to build relations at various levels with that country.