The absence of grand strategy
Subtitle: the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005
By: Steve A. Yetiv.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780801887819; 9780801887826
Subjects: Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Iraq War, 2003-; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
Other titles: United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Exploring great powers in regions; title: The Nixon administration's twin pillars; title: The Reagan administration and the Iran-Iraq War; title: The Bush administration and constructive engagement; title: The Iraq War of 1991; title: The Clinton administration and Saddam Hussein; title: Containment plus and regime change in Iraq; title: The Iraq War of 2003; title: The balance sheet, so to speak; title: The decline of balance of power policy : theory, strategy and realism; title: conclusion.