Friday, November 21, 2014

Petroleum Power and Foreign Policy

The democracy of 1998 has led one of the alliances of United States to become Washington's enemy.Venezuela, the friend of United States in the Cold War, had been gradually separated from Washington after the democratic elections in 1998 and joined Cuba. Thus, the most significant power of petroleum in Latin America has joined the Russian campaign, which could play a core and constructive role in creating balance of power. 
Washington must ask itself why the Venezuela democratic elections has led the Caracas to become the enemy of the U.S., while the recent presidential election in Iran moves Tehran to get closer ties with the U.S. and EU.
Venezuela and Iran's foreign policy doctrines have not changed as a result of a coup, but was changed by democratic elections. So it must be admitted that the extremist policies of the conservatives caused the United State to lose one of its most important friends in Latin America, while the realistic policies of the White House in recent years has caused the Iranian to vote and elect Hassan Rouhani, the moderate politician, as a result of a democratic election. 
Rouhani was the most unknown politician among the Iran's recent presidential election candidates. From the view point of Iranian prominent analysts, he had no real chance of winning the election. Therefore, by choosing him the Iranian not actually vote and elect a person, but a new pattern in Iranian politics.

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