02669nam 2200649 a 450 991082208820332120200520144314.00-8018-8782-8(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 the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 /Steve A. Yetiv1st ed.Baltimore, 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.foreign policy are rippling across the globe, The Absence of Grand Strategy offers key insight into the nature and evolution of American foreign policy in the Gulf.United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988Persian Gulf War, 1991Iraq War, 2003-2011Middle EastForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsMiddle EastUnited StatesForeign relations1981-1989United StatesForeign relations1989-Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.Persian Gulf War, 1991.Iraq War, 2003-2011.327.73053609/045Yetiv Steven A870714MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822088203321The absence of grand strategy3943567UNINA