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The absence of grand strategy : the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005
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The absence of grand strategy : the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 / Steve A. Yetiv.
ISBN
9780801887819 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801887826 (pbk. : alk. paper)
080188781X (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801887828 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
xi, 250 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Variant and related titles
United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 21, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.
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.
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