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Author:

Wright, Steven M.

Title:

The United States and Persian Gulf security : the foundations of the War on Terror / Steven Wright.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Ithaca Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

v, 242 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

War on Terrorism, 2001-
United States--Foreign relations--Persian Gulf Region.
Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--1993-2001.
United States--Foreign relations--2001-
United States--Foreign relations--Iraq.
United States--Foreign relations--Iran.
Iraq--Foreign relations--United States.
Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-231) and index.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Setting the context of change in US foreign policy. The architecture of US foreign policy under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush -- The emergence of the War on Terror: political Islam and grand strategy -- pt. 2. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the post-Cold War era. The Clinton years and Iran: containment and engagement -- The Clinton years and Iraq: strategic regime change -- pt. 3. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the War on Terror. Iraq and the War on Terror: untangling tactical and strategic policy -- Iran: proliferation, preventative use of force and regime change -- Conclusion.

Series:

Durham Middle East monographs ;

ISBN:

9780863723216
0863723217

OCLC:

(OCoLC)153581085

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)