Is the United States Still the Greatest Power in the Middle East?

While the U.S. remains in the Middle East, Russia, China, and Iran are all working to strengthen their positions in the region in pursuit of a regional and global order less dominated by the U.S.

by Youmna al-Hourani

The Middle East today is among the world’s least stable regions. The Iraq War in 2003, the Arab Spring uprisings in 2010-2011, and the eruption of civil wars in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq in the years following have all created a political power vacuum.

These political changes have had undeniable repercussions for U.S. hegemony. Sev…