The absence of grand strategy [electronic resource] : the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 / Steve A. Yetiv.

By: Yetiv, Steven AContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008Description: xi, 250 p. : mapsOther title: United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005Subject(s): Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 | Persian Gulf War, 1991 | Iraq War, 2003-2011 | Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989 | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 327.73053609/045 LOC classification: DS63.2.U5 | Y48 2008Online resources: Click to View
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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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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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