The absence of grand strategy : the United States in the Persian Gulf 1972-2005/
Steve A. Yetiv.
- Baltimore MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008
- xi, 250 p.
Analyses American policy towards Iran and Iraq from the Nixon era to George W. Bush. Concludes that the U.S. did not have a grand strategy in place but rather was more likely to balance against prevailing regional threat.
9780801887826 (pbk) : 25.00 USD
UNITED STATES--FOREIGN RELATIONS--MIDDLE EAST IRAN IRAQ WAR, 1980-1988 GULF WAR IRAQ WAR, 2003-