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Iran Oil: The New Middle East Challenge to America
Dr Roger Howard
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Description for Iran Oil: The New Middle East Challenge to America
Hardback. The US sees itself as being locked into a confrontation with Iran, its number one enemy since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq. This book argues that by attempting to isolate Iran, the US may in fact be undermining its own power. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
The US sees itself as being locked into a confrontation with Iran, its number one enemy since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq. But, as Roger Howard argues in this compelling and provocative new book, by attempting to isolate Iran, the US may in fact be undermining its own power. For, if the US forces the rest of the world to choose between Iran and America, Iran has a trump card to play: some of the largest deposits of gas and petroleum on the planet. With global energy demands at an all-time high and supplies becoming increasingly inaccessible, Iran's oil ... Read more
The US sees itself as being locked into a confrontation with Iran, its number one enemy since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq. But, as Roger Howard argues in this compelling and provocative new book, by attempting to isolate Iran, the US may in fact be undermining its own power. For, if the US forces the rest of the world to choose between Iran and America, Iran has a trump card to play: some of the largest deposits of gas and petroleum on the planet. With global energy demands at an all-time high and supplies becoming increasingly inaccessible, Iran's oil ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845112493
SKU
V9781845112493
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About Dr Roger Howard
Roger Howard is a freelance journalist specialising in defence and energy issues in the Middle East. He is a contributor to The New Statesman and Spectator magazines, Middle East International and Jane's Intelligence Review.
Reviews for Iran Oil: The New Middle East Challenge to America
"a strong combination: fluently written and well-sourced" - Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations, School of Oriental and African Studies, London.CONTEMPORARY REVIEW'Mr Howard has outlined a strategy for dealing with Iran that should be closely read and considered in the corridors of power in Washington DC.'- Ian Jackson, DeMontfort University