Local conflicts of the 1980s in the Middle East and the interests of the Group of Seven
Journal: Dnipropetrovsk University Bulletin. History & Archaeology series (Vol.1, No. 23)Publication Date: 2015-05-25
Authors : Nemych O. V.;
Page : 160-167
Keywords : G7; OPEC; Afghan war 1979–1989; Lebanon War in 1982; Iran–Iraq war of 1980–1988;
Abstract
The author studies local conflicts of the 1980s in the Middle East and the interests of the Group of Seven. The purpose of the article is to represent the motivations of G7 of solution local conflicts of the 1980s in the Middle East. The author identified that interests of Group of Seven in resolving of local conflicts 1980s in the Middle East are can be determined by numbers of economic and political factors. This article is based on the analysis of sources and historiography. As a result of this research the author came to the conclusion that control over it – in terms of pricing policy accomplished OPEC – was an important precondition for the economy depended on oil imports of G Seven countries. Political motives component of G7 participation in resolving local conflicts in the Middle East was the trying to prevent the spread of Soviet influence on this region. Priority actions in shaping strategy of Seven countries were actually delegated to the United States, who played the leader of the Western world in the fight against the socialist camp. As a result shown that the motives solution of local conflicts in the Middle East for the Group of Seven countries were built on its own geopolitical and economic interests, rather than on a deep analysis of the internal causes of crises in Afghanistan, Lebanon or Iran.
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