History of the Modern Middle East / Module 23
The Making of the Post-Cold War Middle East
The post-Cold War Middle East is presented as a period of realignment. The lesson follows changing relationships between the United States, Gulf regimes, and Islamist movements.
Learning objectives
- Explain how the end of the Cold War changed U.S. relationships with regional actors.
- Analyze the shifting positions of Saudi and Gulf regimes toward the Muslim Brotherhood.
Transcript excerpt
Excerpt from the lesson transcript
So the Cold War ends, the United States drops these people like a hot potato, especially as they turn against the United States and pro-American regimes. The Saudis and other Gulf regimes turn against the brotherhood. Both branches of the brotherhood, the mainstream and the dissident violent groups.