The Persian Gulf and the West : the dilemmas of security / / Charles A. Kupchan
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| Autore: |
Kupchan Charles
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| Titolo: |
The Persian Gulf and the West : the dilemmas of security / / Charles A. Kupchan
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.536 |
| 355.0330536 | |
| 355/.0330536 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Military policy |
| National security - Persian Gulf Region | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Europe Military policy |
| United States Military policy | |
| Note generali: | First published in 1987. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; 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 |
| Chapter Nine. The dilemmas of Persian Gulf securityBibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Persian Gulf and the West |
| ISBN: | 1-136-83412-5 |
| 1-283-57846-8 | |
| 9786613890917 | |
| 1-136-83413-3 | |
| 0-203-83212-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812967303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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