Yousef al-Otaiba, UAE’s ambassador to the United States, says there are “seeds of progress” in the long running dispute in the gulf against Qatar. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt imposed a diplomatic, trade and travel blockade on Qatar in June 2017. The dispute was that Qatar conducted foreign policies with Iran, a rival to the 4 countries. The problem caused the removal of Qataris living in their countries, which separated some mixed-nationality families. However, according to Egypts foreign ministry, “These commendable efforts will result in a comprehensive solution that addresses all causes of the crisis and guarantees strict and serious commitment to what will be agreed upon.” All parties involved are U.S allies, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE hosting U.S troops, Qatar holding a U.S military base, and Bahrain holding U.S navy’s Fifth Fleet.
The push for peace between these countries could have a long lasting positive effect in the region. Fixing the gulf crisis could improve economical ties. If the countries go back to friendly terms, travel and tourism could happen again, resulting in integrated economies and more revenue. Trade would also resume, improving mutual beneficial ties. Both of these things could result in long lasting peace, which is important for the region because it has ben conflict stricken for a long time. As stated in the article, the United States is allies with all countries involved and is taking part in the push for peace. The United States likely wants peace to benefit their alliances, because less conflict for their allies means more concentration on trade and other ties.
This conflict can be looked at from a constructivist point of view. Both realism and liberalism could be argued in this case. Realism could be argued by saying that the only reason there is a push for peace is because there is some personal gain to obtain. This could be resources. Liberalism could be argued by saying that there is a want to improve interdependence and trade. This will improve the overall alliance. Using constructivism, and using the points I suggested, we can choose the Liberalism path.