02464nam 2200625 a 450 991045659120332120200520144314.00-8018-8782-8(CKB)2520000000007589(SSID)ssj0000333855(PQKBManifestationID)11237768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333855(PQKBWorkID)10378250(PQKB)10465004(MiAaPQ)EBC3318449(OCoLC)549548210(MdBmJHUP)muse2745(Au-PeEL)EBL3318449(CaPaEBR)ebr10363175(OCoLC)923194325(EXLCZ)99252000000000758920070801d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe absence of grand strategy[electronic resource] the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 /Steve A. YetivBaltimore, MD Johns Hopkins University Press2008xi, 250 p. mapsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-9687-8 0-8018-8781-X 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.Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988Persian Gulf War, 1991Iraq War, 2003-2011Middle EastForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsMiddle EastUnited StatesForeign relations1981-1989United StatesForeign relations1989-Electronic books.Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.Persian Gulf War, 1991.Iraq War, 2003-2011.327.73053609/045Yetiv Steven A870714MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456591203321The absence of grand strategy2273325UNINA