77 años de alianza estratégica: La evolución histórica de la relación entre Estados Unidos e Israel

• Autores: Sonia Sánchez Díaz, Guillem Colom Piella
• Localización: Araucaria: Revista Iberoamericana de Filosofía, Política, Humanidades y Relaciones Internacionales, ISSN 1575-6823, ISSN-e 2340-2199, Vol. 27, Nº 59, 2025, págs. 111-139
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.12795/araucaria.2025.i59.05
• Títulos paralelos:
  • 77 Years of Strategic Alliance: The Historical Evolution of the US-Israel Relationship
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  • español

    Este artículo analiza la evolución estratégica de la relación entre Estados Unidos e Israel, centrándose en los mecanismos estructurales que han sostenido el papel de Israel como proxi privilegiado en Oriente Medio. Se sostiene que la garantía constante de su ventaja militar cualitativa (QME) ha permitido a Israel actuar con una autonomía creciente, en ocasiones en tensión con los intereses regionales de EE. UU. A través de un enfoque histórico y geopolítico, se examina cómo los cambios en el sistema internacional, las presiones políticas internas en EE. UU. y la guerra de Gaza de 2023 han inaugurado una nueva fase de asimetría y renegociación.

  • English

    .This article examines the strategic evolution of the United States–Israel relationship, focusing on the structural mechanisms that have sustained Israel’s role as a privileged proxy in the Middle East. It argues that the consistent guarantee of Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (QME) has empowered the country to act with increasing autonomy, sometimes in tension with U.S. regional interests. Drawing on a historical and geopolitical analysis, the study explores how shifts in global power dynamics, domestic political pressures in the U.S., and the consequences of the 2023 Gaza War have opened a new phase in the bilateral alliance marked by asymmetry and renegotiation.

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