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American Alliance Policy in the Middle East, 1945-1992
Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia
American Alliance Policy in the Middle East, 1945-1992
Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia
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American Alliance Policy in the Middle East provides a stimulating, new look at a U.S. Cold War foreign policy gripped by anticommunist paranoia. Through case studies of America's relationships with Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, John P. Miglietta reveals how an overriding fear of global communism led to the overcommitment of U.S. security resources to the region. The perceived need to preserve Middle East stability rendered U.S. policy ineffectual and unresponsive to changing local conditions, drastically altering the patron-client paradigm to the detriment of American strategic interests. This superb analysis of American foreign policymaking illustrates how Cold War anticommunist ideology prevented the evolution of traditional military alliances into broader-based relationships and perpetuated authoritarian regimes that mired the Middle East in a cycle of poverty and despotism.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 The United States and Iran: The Forging of an Alliance
Chapter 3 The United States and Iran: The Implications of the New Persian Empire
Chapter 4 The Origins of the American-Israeli Alliance: 1948-1960
Chapter 5 The Establishment and Implications of the U.S.-Israel Alliance
Chapter 6 The Origins of the U.S.-Saudi Alliance
Chapter 7 The Strategic Implications of the American-Saudi Alliance
Chapter 8 Conclusions
Product details
| Published | Aug 15 2002 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 360 |
| ISBN | 9780739103043 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Dimensions | 234 x 161 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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