Description
Book Synopsisforeign policy are rippling across the globe, The Absence of Grand Strategy offers key insight into the nature and evolution of American foreign policy in the Gulf.
Trade ReviewIt should be required reading for all graduate students contemplating a doctoral thesis in international relations theory. -- David E. Long Middle East Journal 2008 Theoretically guided but not heavily theoretical, Yetiv's book is well conceived and clearly presented... Highly recommended. Choice 2008
Table of ContentsList of Tables
Preface
Introduction: No Grand Strategy
1. Exploring Great Powers in Regions
2. The Nixon Administration's Twin Pillars
3. The Reagan Administration and the Iran-Iraq War
4. The Bush Administration and Constructive Engagement
5. The Iraq War of 1991
6. The Clinton Administration and Saddam Hussein
7. Containment-Plus and Regime Change in Iraq
8. The Iraq War of 2003
9. The Decline of Balance-of-Power Policy
10. The Balance Sheet, So to Speak
11. Theory, Strategy, and Realism
Conclusion: Reactive Engagment
Appendix: Core Interviews
Notes
Bibliography
Index
