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

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Main Author: Yetiv, Steven A.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
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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.