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The A to Z of United States-Middle East Relations (Paperback)
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The A to Z of United States-Middle East Relations (Paperback)
Series: The A to Z Guide Series
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The current state of affairs between the United States and the
Middle East is probably the most volatile and absorbing
relationship the U.S. is involved in today. Prior to 1941, however,
the U.S. preferred to limit its involvement with the Middle East to
launching ministries of evangelism and social welfare across the
region and investing in the pumping, refining, and transportation
of oil to Western markets. It was not until World War II and the
Cold War, when the threat of losing control of the region and
therefore losing its natural resources, military bases, and lines
of communication arose, that U.S. officials were motivated to take
a greater interest. Since then, the increasing level of violence in
the area has led to an increase in U.S. involvement, which in most
cases has been far from positive: the Iran hostage crisis of
1979-1981, the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991, and the U.S. invasion
and occupation of Iraq in 2003. The A to Z of United States-Middle
East Relations is an essential tool to understanding how diplomatic
relations deteriorated to this point. This volume concentrates on
the history of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the Middle
East from the onset of the Cold War up to the present. This is
accomplished through a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography,
an appendix, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on
the countries involved, significant events, major crises, important
figures, controversial issues, and doctrines and policies. For
scholars, historians, and students interested in the diplomacy of
these two regions, this is an essential reference.
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