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The Middle East and the Indo-Pacific region are linked through U.S. strategic competition with China, as Washington views China as a threat in both regions [1], [2], [3]. Furthermore, the two regions are connected by the reallocation of U.S. military assets [4] and the strategic trade-offs the U.S. faces when balancing its military posture and resource constraints between these two theaters [5], [6].
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 3 facts
claimThe US government views China as a threat to US and Western interests in regions outside the Indo-Pacific, specifically in Africa, the Middle East, and most notably the Arctic, where the US fears Chinese resource competition and the establishment of a Chinese military presence.
claimThe United States government views China as a threat to United States and Western interests in regions beyond the Indo-Pacific, specifically including Africa, the Middle East, and the Arctic.
claimWashington regards China as a threat to United States and Western interests in regions outside the Indo-Pacific, specifically in Africa, the Middle East, and the Arctic.
Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org 1 fact
perspectiveThe author argues that the Trump administration's restraint regarding military conflict in the Middle East may be unrealistic given U.S. military resource constraints and the strategic priority placed on the Indo-Pacific.
We Bombed the Wrong Target Iran's Proxy Network Strategy irregularwarfare.org 1 fact
claimChina views the intermittent cycle of Middle East escalation as a way to increase the strategic cost of the U.S. Gulf posture and distract Washington from confronting China in the Indo-Pacific.
Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war atlanticcouncil.org 1 fact
claimThe United States is moving some of its most advanced missile defense units from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, a move that Beijing views as removing a direct threat to China's security interests in the Indo-Pacific region.