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200 14$aThe Persian Gulf and the West $ethe dilemmas of security /$fCharles A. Kupchan
210  1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2011.
215   $a1 online resource (273 p.)
225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. Iran ;$vv. 30
300   $aFirst published in 1987.
311   $a0-415-61054-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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 NATO
327   $aChapter Nine. The dilemmas of Persian Gulf securityBibliography; Index
330   $aThis volume provides a broadly comparative and historical re-examination of the fundamental strategic dilemmas that confront the Western world in the Persian Gulf region. This systematic study of how the West has defined and dealt with its security interests in this region reveals three central strategic dilemmas: strategy versus capability, globalism versus regionalism, and unilateralism versus collectivism. The first part of the book focuses  on US policy with particular emphasis on the Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The author explains why there has been a per
410  0$aRoutledge Library Editions: Iran
606   $aMilitary policy
606   $aNational security$zPersian Gulf Region
607   $aEurope$xMilitary policy
607   $aUnited States$xMilitary policy
615  0$aMilitary policy.
615  0$aNational security
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