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"Dual Containment" Policy in the Persian Gulf: The USA, Iran, and Iraq, 1991-2000 (Middle East Today)
Alex Edwards
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Description for "Dual Containment" Policy in the Persian Gulf: The USA, Iran, and Iraq, 1991-2000 (Middle East Today)
Hardcover. This book examines US policy toward Iran and Iraq during the 1990s and the impact of domestic politics on the US approach to the Persian Gulf. It offers a new theoretical perspective. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
This book offers a concise account of US "dual containment" policy towards Iran and Iraq during the 1990s, an overlooked era between the tumult of the liberation of Kuwait and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In particular, it uses a theoretical framework derived from neoclassical realism to examine the impact of domestic US politics and interest groups on policymaking, as well as perceptions of threat derived from two decades of mutual hostility between the US and Iran.
This book offers a concise account of US "dual containment" policy towards Iran and Iraq during the 1990s, an overlooked era between the tumult of the liberation of Kuwait and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In particular, it uses a theoretical framework derived from neoclassical realism to examine the impact of domestic US politics and interest groups on policymaking, as well as perceptions of threat derived from two decades of mutual hostility between the US and Iran.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Today
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137436351
SKU
V9781137436351
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Ref
99-15
About Alex Edwards
Alex Edwards is a desk editor at the English editions of the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and The Majalla magazine. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics, UK.
Reviews for "Dual Containment" Policy in the Persian Gulf: The USA, Iran, and Iraq, 1991-2000 (Middle East Today)
'Alex Edwards has produced a theoretically rich and empirically detailed account of US policy in the Gulf during the 1990s. At a time when a new generation of American policymakers are again grappling with the issue of whether and how to contain security threats in Iraq and political evolution in Iran, this book provides a timely and particularly relevant reminder ... Read more