Military-Political Strategy of NATO and Security Issues in the Middle East

Abstract

This article assumed that NATO's military and political strategy is tied with security issues in the Middle East, so that regardless of the importance and strategic position of the Middle East, one cannot understand the political and military strategy of NATO.In this article the military-political strategy of NATO in the Middle East is reviewed considering the strategic characteristics of the Middle East and such issues as counter-terrorism and energy sources. It was evident that no other region in the world has been as important as the Middle East to the super powers in the strategic position. Therefore, a high focus on the Middle East would directly benefit a wide range of major U.S. and European security issues. NATO is also militarily has realized it and has formulated political strategies. The political problems it raises are very real as the Middle East is of the strategic regions which play a significant role in formulating future strategies of NATO.