03252nam 2200709Ia 450 991081296730332120200520144314.01-136-83412-51-283-57846-897866138909171-136-83413-30-203-83212-410.4324/9780203832127 (CKB)2550000000100195(EBL)801930(OCoLC)797919030(SSID)ssj0000678655(PQKBManifestationID)11482565(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000678655(PQKBWorkID)10727067(PQKB)11770345(MiAaPQ)EBC801930(Au-PeEL)EBL801930(CaPaEBR)ebr10558573(CaONFJC)MIL389091(OCoLC)795576053(EXLCZ)99255000000010019519870324d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Persian Gulf and the West the dilemmas of security /Charles A. Kupchan1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20111 online resource (273 p.)Routledge library editions. Iran ;v. 30First published in 1987.0-415-61054-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; The Persian Gulf and the West; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. The setting, 1946-1973; Chapter Three. The October war and its aftermath; Chapter Four. Iran, Afghanistan, and the evolution of the Carter doctrine; Chapter Five. The rapid deployment force: planning, strategy, operational requirements; Chapter Six. U.S. power in the Gulf: military strategy and regional politics; Chapter Seven. The western alliance and middle east policy: attempts at cooperation; Chapter Eight. The out - of - area problem for NATOChapter Nine. The dilemmas of Persian Gulf securityBibliography; IndexThis volume provides a broadly comparative and historical re-examination of the fundamental strategic dilemmas that confront the Western world in the Persian Gulf region. This systematic study of how the West has defined and dealt with its security interests in this region reveals three central strategic dilemmas: strategy versus capability, globalism versus regionalism, and unilateralism versus collectivism. The first part of the book focuses on US policy with particular emphasis on the Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The author explains why there has been a perRoutledge Library Editions: IranMilitary policyNational securityPersian Gulf RegionEuropeMilitary policyUnited StatesMilitary policyMilitary policy.National security327.536355.0330536355/.0330536Kupchan Charles150502MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812967303321The Persian Gulf and the West3952941UNINA