LEADER 04056nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910809813003321 005 20240417021157.0 010 $a1-84964-183-8 010 $a1-281-72539-0 010 $a9786611725396 010 $a1-4356-6137-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533556 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933476 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000276348 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11237816 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276348 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10226048 035 $a(PQKB)11006624 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386198 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386198 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479677 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172539 035 $a(OCoLC)645393148 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533556 100 $a20020926d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aZones of conflict $eUS foreign policy in the Balkans and the greater Middle East /$fVassilis K. Fouskas 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. $cPluto Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (184 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-2029-5 311 $a0-7453-2030-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe new geo-politics of gas and oil -- Scarface politics -- Near and Middle eastern dilemmas -- Turkish questions for the West -- Eurasian gambles over Cyprus' EU prospects. 330 $bThe US has several major interests in the Balkans, the Greater Middle East and the wide Eurasian zone, which determine its political and military strategies in the region. What are these interests, and what strategies are used to ensure that they are maintained? Examining the balance of power between the US, the EU and key EU states in the region, Vassilis Fouskas offers a sustained critique of US foreign policy and its underlying motivations. Fouskas argues that the major US objectives include control over gas and oil producing zones; safe transportation of energy to Western markets at stable prices; and the elimination, but not destruction, of America's Eurasian competitors. He asserts that US foreign policy is therefore driven by the desire to maintain a strategic partnership with key EU states, while preventing the emergence of an alternative coalition in Eurasia capable of challenging US supremacy. How does the US manage its interests in Eurasia and what are the particular strategies the EU has elaborated so far to deal with America's supremacy? Has US foreign policy undergone a dramatic U-turn after the end of the Cold War or, for that matter, after September 11th? What are the roles of Germany, France, Britain and Turkey, and how do EU- Cyprus relations affect the balance of power? This book tackles these questions and argues that the emergence of a social democratic administration in Eurasia is a feasible alternative to American unilateralism. "Thanks to the 'Zones of Conflict' we have a refreshing new interpretation of post-Cold War American foreign policy that challenges basic assumptions of the American foreign policy establishment."; Van Coufoudakis, Rector Intercollege, Nicosia, Cyprus "Finally, an excellent counterblast to Zbigniew Brzezinski, written with verve and intelligence. "Donald Sassoon, Professor of Comparative European History, Queen Mary, University of London 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zMiddle East 607 $aMiddle East$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zBalkan Peninsula 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1993-2001 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xForeign relations$y1989- 676 $a327.730496/09/049 700 $aFouskas$b Vassilis K.$f1963-$0563758 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809813003321 996 $aZones of conflict$9951498 997 $aUNINA