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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yetiv, Steven A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Middle East > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Middle East.
United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.