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foreign 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.

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It 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 Contents

List 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

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/06/2008
      ISBN13: 9780801887826, 978-0801887826
      ISBN10: 0801887828
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      foreign 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 Review
      It 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 Contents

      List 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

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