The absence of grand strategy : the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 / / Steve A. Yetiv.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Yetiv, Steven A.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xi, 250 p. :; maps.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 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.