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The absence of grand strategy：the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005

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Main Authors: Yetiv Steven A
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press,
Publisher Address: Baltimore, MD
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Iraq War, 2003
Buitenlandse politiek
Militaire politiek
Strategische aspecten
United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989
United States > Foreign relations > 1989
Middle East > Foreign relations > United States
United States > Foreign relations > Middle East
Perzische Golf
Iran
Irak
Verenigde Staten
Carrier Form: xi, 250 p.: maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780801887819 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801887826 (pbk. : alk. paper)
080188781X (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801887828 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: D871
CLC: D871.223.7
D837.027.12
Call Number: D837.027.12/Y48
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.
Introduction -- Exploring great powers in regions -- The Nixon administration's twin pillars -- The Reagan administration and the Iran-Iraq War -- The Bush administration and constructive engagement -- The Iraq War of 1991 -- The Clinton administration and Saddam Hussein -- Containment plus and regime change in Iraq -- The Iraq War of 2003 -- The balance sheet, so to speak -- The decline of balance of power policy : theory, strategy and realism -- conclusion.

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