Wright, Steven M.

The United States and Persian Gulf security : the foundations of the War on Terror / Steven Wright. - 1st ed. - Reading, UK : Ithaca Press, c2007. - v, 242 p. ; 25 cm. - Durham Middle East monographs .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-231) and index.

pt. 1. Setting the context of change in US foreign policy. The architecture of US foreign policy under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush -- The emergence of the War on Terror: political Islam and grand strategy -- pt. 2. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the post-Cold War era. The Clinton years and Iran: containment and engagement -- The Clinton years and Iraq: strategic regime change -- pt. 3. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the War on Terror. Iraq and the War on Terror: untangling tactical and strategic policy -- Iran: proliferation, preventative use of force and regime change -- Conclusion.

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Iraq--Foreign relations--United States.
Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--United States.
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United States--Foreign relations--Iraq.
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