Carter Doctrine
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The Carter Doctrine is a 1980 U.S. foreign policy declaration asserting that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its interests in the Persian Gulf against external aggression.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States foreign policy doctrine
ⓘ
national security doctrine ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| announcedDuring | 1980 State of the Union Address ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 1980-01-23 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | external aggression against the Persian Gulf region ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Gulf region
ⓘ
Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| appliesToResource |
energy supplies
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| assertsRightTo | unilateral U.S. military action in the Persian Gulf if necessary ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
Any attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region would be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States
ⓘ
Such an assault would be repelled by any means necessary, including military force ⓘ The United States would use military force if necessary to defend its interests in the Persian Gulf against external aggression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definesAsVitalInterest |
security of the Persian Gulf
ⓘ
unimpeded flow of oil from the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFocus |
Middle East
ⓘ
Persian Gulf oil-producing states ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
U.S.–Soviet rivalry ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expanded U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf
ⓘ
formalized U.S. commitment to defend Persian Gulf oil routes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reagan Doctrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Reagan Corollary to the Carter Doctrine
U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf ⓘ creation of U.S. Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force ⓘ U.S. Central Command ⓘ
surface form:
later U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)
|
| legalForm | presidential policy statement ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Persian Gulf security
ⓘ
United States national security ⓘ oil supply security ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Soviet–Afghan War
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
concerns about security of Middle Eastern oil supplies ⓘ concerns over Soviet expansion toward the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| partOf | United States national security strategy ⓘ |
| policyArea |
defense policy
ⓘ
energy security ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | containment of Soviet influence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nixon Doctrine
ⓘ
Reagan Doctrine ⓘ Truman Doctrine ⓘ |
| statedIn | 1980 State of the Union Address ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Cold War ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jimmy Carter