Handbook of US-Middle East Relations (eBook, PDF)

Formative Factors and Regional Perspectives
Redaktion: Looney, Robert

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Divided into three sections, the Handbook of US-Middle East Relations provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of contemporary US-Middle East relations in historical perspective. With chapters contributed by leading experts in the field, this Handbook will be of use to academics, students and researchers in international relations, policy analysts, media professionals and government officials.

Part I: Factors Affecting US Relations contains essays including Globalization, Energy Security, Wars and Revolution, Peace Processes, US Foreign Aid Policy to the Middle East, and US Relations with Islamic Groups in the Middle East.

Part II: Perceptions of US Relations contains essays on how US policies are viewed, including The View from the Arab Street, The View from Palestine, The View from Pakistan and The View from Kurdistan.

Part III: US Relations at the Country Level comprise essays detailing relations between the USA and countries and areas in the Middle East and North Africa, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Algeria and Bahrain.

A comprehensive index completes the volume.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135165925
• Artikelnr.: 41295342

Autorenporträt

Robert E. Looney (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA)

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Overview/Setting 1. Introduction Robert E. Looney 2. International
Relations John Tirman 3. Beyond Iraq: Lasting Issues for the US in the
Middle East Lawrence J. Korb and Daniel de Wit 4. The US Foreign Aid Policy
to the Middle East Hilton Root, Yan Li and Kanishka Balasuriya 5. US
Relations with International Organizations Rodrigo Tavares and Michael
Schulz 6. War in the Middle East Dan Moran 7. Globalization as a Mediating
Force in US-MENA Relations Anoushiravan Ehteshami 8. Proliferation in the
Persian Gulf and Middle East: Challenges for US Policy James A. Russell 9.
US Relations with Islamic Groups in the Middle East Heather S. Gregg 10.
The US and the Geopolitics of Middle Eastern Oil Anas F. Alhajji 11. The
Middle East and US Energy Security Anas F. Alhajji 12. Peace Process
Stephen Zunes 13. US Economic and Governance Reform Efforts in the Middle
East: Conceptual Difficulties and Practical Realities Robert E. Looney
Part 2: Perceptions 14. The Arab Street Stephen Glain 15. US-Middle East
Relations: Right of Return, Independence and the `Peace Process': The View
from Palestine Naseer Aruri 16. US-Jordan Relations: The King Abdullah II
Era: An Analytical Study Adnan M. Hayajneh 17. Pakistan's Perceptions of US
Middle East Policy Shahid Javed Burki Part 3: Country Studies North Africa
18. The US and Algeria: Hostility, Pragmatism and Partnership Yahia H.
Zoubir 19. The US and Morocco: The Long-Lasting Alliance Yahia H. Zoubir
20. The US and Tunisia: Model of Stable Relations Yahia H. Zoubir 21. The
US and Libya: The Lengthy Road to Reconciliation Yahia H. Zoubir 22. US
Relations with Egypt: An Overview Michael Collins Dunn The Levant 23.
Turkey and the US Lenore G. Martin 24. American Foreign Policy in Lebanon
Anne Marie Baylouny 25. Missed Opportunities: Co-operation and
Confrontation in the US-Syrian Relationship David W. Lesch 26. US-Jordan
Bilateral Relations Jomana Amara 27. Who Lost the Middle East? The Collapse
of the Neoconservative-led US-Israeli Hegemonic Project Leon Hadar The Gulf
Co-operation Council (GCC) Countries 28. Close Allies, Ambivalent Partners:
The Role of the UAE in US Gulf Policy Christian Koch 29. US Relations with
Qatar Jill Crystal 30. US-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Relations: An
Evolutionary Process David E. Long 31. The Sultanate of Oman and the US
Joseph A. Kéchichian 32. US-Bahrain Relations Jeffrey B. Nugent 33.
Kuwait-US Relationship - A Small State Alliance with the Major Power: From
Hesitant to Strategic Alliance Abdullah Alshayji Iran, Iraq, Yemen 34.
Opting for the Lesser Evil: US Foreign Policy toward Iraq 1958-2008 Abbas
Kadhim 35. Missed Opportunities and Political Blunders: The Tale of US-Iran
Relations Mouchehr Dorraj and Hamid Zangeneh 36. The United States and
Yemen: A History of Unfulfilled Expectations J.E. Peterson Index