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Pretty much every country in the Middle East
political stability
political stability
America's primary interest in the Middle East is to support stability and security in the region, particularly in relation to its strategic allies, such as Israel and Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the U.S. seeks to protect its economic interests, notably access to oil resources, and to counter the influence of adversaries like Iran. Promoting democracy and combating terrorism are also significant factors driving American involvement in the region.
The middle east is of interest for a number of reasons. It exports a lot of petroleum. Three of the worlds great religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, consider the middle east to be an especially holy region (one section is often referred to as "The Holy Land" and that is the most hotly contested territory on Earth). And, the middle east is the primary source of global terrorism. The September 11th terrorists originated in the middle east (specifically, they were Egyptians based in Afghanistan).
Almost everywhere; but the largest numbers were concentrated in the Middle East, Near East, North Africa, Europe, Russia, and (relatively recently) the Americas.
It was a base of Christianity for one. It also has oil!
political stability
Europe does a a lot of internal trading within countries. However, other trading partners include the Americas, East Asia, and the Middle East.
the term middle east means the middle of the east.
it is, obviously in the middle of the direction east.