American Alliance Policy in the Middle East, 1945-1992 - Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	August 2002
Authors:	John P. Miglietta
Dimensions:	234 x 161 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0304-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-7391-0304-0
Barcode:	9780739103043

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