LEADER 02669nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910822088203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8018-8782-8 035 $a(CKB)2520000000007589 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000333855 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11237768 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333855 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378250 035 $a(PQKB)10465004 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3318449 035 $a(OCoLC)549548210 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2745 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3318449 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10363175 035 $a(OCoLC)923194325 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000007589 100 $a20070801d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe absence of grand strategy $ethe United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 /$fSteve A. Yetiv 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBaltimore, MD $cJohns Hopkins University Press$d2008 215 $axi, 250 p. $cmaps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8018-9687-8 311 $a0-8018-8781-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aforeign 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. 517 3 $aUnited States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 606 $aIran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 606 $aPersian Gulf War, 1991 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011 607 $aMiddle East$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zMiddle East 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1981-1989 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989- 615 0$aIran-Iraq War, 1980-1988. 615 0$aPersian Gulf War, 1991. 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011. 676 $a327.73053609/045 700 $aYetiv$b Steven A$0870714 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822088203321 996 $aThe absence of grand strategy$93943567 997 $aUNINA