LEADER 03704oam 22004335 450 001 9910377836503321 005 20231019202623.0 010 $a3-030-36895-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-36895-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000010348656 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6109035 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-36895-1 035 $a(PPN)259456411 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010348656 100 $a20200206d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUS foreign policy in the Eastern Mediterranean $epower politics and ideology under the sun /$fSpyridon N. Litsas 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (228 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a3-030-36894-7 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2. The U.S. in the Eastern Mediterranean: Historical and Political Considerations -- Chapter 3. Obama?s Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring: The cases of Egypt, Libya and Syria -- Chapter 4. The Greek Crisis of 2015: A European Drama and an American Deus ex-Machina -- Chapter 5. The U.S. facing the challenges of the 21st Century in the Eastern Mediterranean: The different cases of China, Russia and Turkey. . 330 $aThis book examines US foreign policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the region?s key role in the practice and evolution of American exceptionalism. The political developments in the Eastern Mediterranean during the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, gave to the US opportunities to express, in the most explicit way, its anti-colonialism, the fervent support of open and democratic societies, and its willingness to openly confront tyranny and oppression whenever this was possible (or necessary) for American interests. Since that time, the region has been a testing ground for the core elements of American foreign policy deployed worldwide. The monograph shows the contributions of the United States during critical moments in the region, such as the First Barbary War (1801-1805), the introduction of Truman Doctrine, Washington?s role in the Suez Crisis, the Greek junta and the Imia Crisis of 1996. It also scrutinizes the different levels of the economic, military and diplomatic challenges which China, Russia and Turkey present today, while it also covers the American approach to the Arab Spring. From a ?Shining City on a Hill? to the current ?Make America Great Again? mottoes, this critique follows American Foreign Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the strong bonds that the nation established with the geostrategic, political and ideological features of the region. The pace of recent events, and the increasing complexity of this global corner, prove a challenge to America today; the future and clarion call that hard work and the finest ingenuity are necessary to keep its regional hegemony, and its course toward increased prosperity. This work?s goal is to inspire the conversations by academics, diplomats, leaders (both political and military) and most of all businessmen, to this end. 607 $aMediterranean Region$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zMediterranean Region 676 $a327.7301822 700 $aLitsas$b Spyridon N.$f1974-$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01058431 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910377836503321 996 $aUS Foreign Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean$92499822 997 $aUNINA