Authors:

1.Mansha :- Desh Bhagat University, Punjab.
2.Sonali:- Central University of Gujarat.
3.Mimansa joshi :- 3 Year B.A.LL. B (Hons) at Rajiv Gandhi National University rd of Law, Punjab.
4.Safia shahnawaz :- 4th year B.A. LL. B(hons) at Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University.

ABSTRACT

This paper addresses the complicated contortions of the United States in the Middle East, where
strategic hegemony is interpreted through a mostly humanitarian lens. Beyond the blatant
interventions of Iraq and Syria, the paper examines less discernable U.S. interventions in Yemen,
Lebanon, and Oman—geographies that have taken up U.S. influence and control by making use of
aid, diplomacy, and military partnerships without open hostilities. This paper uses Realist
approaches to theories and critical discourse analysis and shows how doctrines such as the
“Responsibility to Protect” are instrumentalized and strategically deployed to advance its strategic
interests. The paper then turns to the U.S.-Israel relationship and examines how the convergence of
Commonwealth, political, social, and religious affinities influences policy decisions. At the same
time, American complacency in Palestine and recent involvement in military strategies against Iran
certainly raises legitimate doubts about the U.S. credibility as a peacebuilder. In conclusion, the
research argues that humanitarianism is an engineered instrument of American hegemony, wherein
the concept of intervention shifts from the making of overt war to subtle domination.