Yetiv, Steven A.
The absence of grand strategy the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 / [electronic resource] : United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 Steve A. Yetiv. - Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. - xi, 250 p. : maps.
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.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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-
Electronic books.
DS63.2.U5 / Y48 2008eb
327.73053609/045
The absence of grand strategy the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 / [electronic resource] : United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 Steve A. Yetiv. - Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. - xi, 250 p. : maps.
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.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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-
Electronic books.
DS63.2.U5 / Y48 2008eb
327.73053609/045