DOI: 10.46340/eppd.2025.12.6.4
Mariam Kiknadze
Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi
How to cite: Kiknadze, M. (2025). United States Energy Policy Interests in the Foreign Policies of the Persian Gulf States. Evropský politický a právní diskurz, 12, 6, 61-64. https://doi.org/10.46340/eppd.2025.12.6.4
Abstract
This paper examines the first step of oil discovery and its evolution in the economic industry. Oil has a growing impact on human development and technology. Express the evolution of the United States’ energy policy and its strategic engagement in the global oil market from the 19th century to the present. Highlights the role of the U.S. as a leading oil producer. Shows the tendency of oil leading companies and explores U.S. foreign policy in the Persian Gulf countries and the impact of geopolitical events such as World Wars, Persian Gulf conflicts, and the political impacts on the reshaping of geopolitical strategy. Outlines the negotiation ways between Great Britain and the U.S. for the control of power in the Persian Gulf. U.S. administrations from Bush to Trump are analyzed in terms of strategies to secure energy supply, stabilize global oil prices, and balance relations with major producers. The research also addresses domestic energy policies, including efforts to reduce import dependence, promote renewable energy, and manage strategic reserves. Study considers the influence of U.S.-Saudi partnerships, OPEC decisions, and global market dynamics on energy security, production, and pricing, illustrating the ongoing intersection of energy resources, national security, and international diplomacy. Energy diplomacy refers to diplomatic and strategic efforts to manage and influence international production, distribution, consumption, and use of energy resources. Includes cooperation and competition between countries to achieve energy supply, market access, and national interests in the energy sector. The energy diplomacy of the Persian Gulf states is primarily aimed at ensuring a stable flow of hydrocarbon exports at prices that will support the fiscal budget, strategic economic growth, and national security. They do not support a path to a net-zero energy transition that would lead to a policy of phasing out fossil fuels, but instead use diplomacy to find that path, which will maintain the position of oil and gas in the energy sector.
Keywords: Oil history, Energy resources, U.S. foreign policy in Persian Gulf, Global oil prices, Oil reserves.
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