The Abraham accord shaping a new Middle East

Abstract

The following study examines the Abraham Accords (AA) shaping a new geopolitical era for the MENA region by testing if and how the Abraham Accords are polarizing the present scene in the MENA region. The game theory is the main layer of the theoretical framework, giving a deeper understanding on how three autonomous player the United States, the UAE, and Israel can cooperate together amid a historical conflict and how it will affect the region of the middle east. Following the theoretical framework, a qualitative methodology is used to gather in depth rich and diverse information on the effect of the Abraham Accords on the MENA region, as it seeks to unearth and analyze the opinions, thoughts and feelings of respondents and experts who are hesitant to give their opinion regarding such sensitive topic. This study determined that the Abraham accords are ending a long historic religious feud between Israel and Arab states; second it examined how it is strengthening Arab’s nations foreign policy with the game theory, third it cleared up to what extent the accords is shifting the regional geopolitical map of the middle east and finally discussed the American/Israeli vision affecting the continuity of the Abraham Accords in the region, especially with the Biden taking over presidency and the ongoing Ukraine/Russia War.