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精品论文 参考文献 Analysis of the United States “Greater Middle East Plan” 王锴 (青岛大学 国际关系 09级研究生，山东 青岛 266071) 中图分类号：F907 文献标识码：A 文章编号：1003-2738（2012）01-0226-01 Abstract: From the two Gulf Wars to the War in Afghanistan and Iraq, then to the recent political turmoil in Middle East and North Africa, there is a shadow of the U.S. behind every major event in Greater Middle East. As an important part of the American global strategy, the Greater Middle East is the focus of U.S. dealing with international affairs. And the proposition of “Greater Middle East Plan” shows a new concept of American Middle East strategy, the importance of the new strategy goes without saying. Key words: “Greater Middle East Plan”；“Constructivism”；“Obstacles and Prospects” In 2004, the U.S. president Georgemiddot;Wmiddot;Bush provides a democratic reform of Middle East named “Greater Middle East Initiative” in G8 Summit. Although the program, once disclosed, has many doubts, it still runs quietly.But recent democratic movements in Egypt, Libya, Syria, even Saudi Arabia re-arouse the attention of the world. Outline of the “Greater Middle East Plan” As we all known, the traditional “Middle East” mainly refers to the Middle and Near East area. But in recent years, the Western scholars propose a new concept of “Greater Middle East” based on the change of the international situation. In 1997, Zalmaymiddot;Khalilzad，a member of U.S. National Security Council, had clearly proposed the concept of “Greater Middle East” in his book. Although its scope still hasn`t a clear conclusion, the basic view considers that the Greater Middle East includes not only almost all of the 22 Arab League countries and Israel, Turkey and other countries, but also Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and even the five central Asian countries[1]. After the Cold War, the interests of U.S. in this area have changed, thus the concept of “Greater Middle East” was brought by the transform