The war on terror did not start after 9/11, rather its origins must
be traced back much further to the Reagan administration and the
1980s. Utilizing recently declassified archival resources, Toaldo
offers an in-depth analysis of how ideas and threat perceptions
were shaped both by traditional US policy in the Middle East during
the Cold War and by the cooperation with the Israeli right. The
book examines two case studies of American intervention in the
region and of its reactions to terrorism: Lebanon between 1982 and
1984 and Libya from 1981 to 1986. The first encounter with
Hizbullah and the 'pre-emptive strike' against Qadhafi are analyzed
in light of the recently released sources. Tracing foreign policy
thinking developed by Reagan officials and Israeli intellectuals
and leaders, the work demonstrates the significant impact this
thinking had on US foreign policy after 9-11: ideas such as
pre-emptive strikes, regime change and state-sponsorship were
elaborated in the Reagan years and would later influence Bush's
Global War on Terror. The book will be of great interest to
scholars of US Foreign Policy, Middle East studies and American
history.
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