Donald M. Snow

The Middle East and American National Security (eBook, PDF)

Forever Wars and Conflicts?

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

As a new administration reshapes American security policy, a leading scholar of U.S. foreign relations and national security reviews the most critical problems facing the Middle East, and the United States policy and actions to address them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765177730
• Artikelnr.: 74844560

Autorenporträt

Donald M. Snow is Professor Emeritus in Political Science at The University of Alabama, where he served on the faculty for 37 years. During that period, he was also Director of International Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, Director of Faculty Development and Services within the Office of Academic Affairs, and Chair of the Tenure and Promotions Committee within the Political Science Department. He also served as Visiting Professor at the United States Air, Army, and Naval War Colleges and the Air Command and Staff College. Within the discipline, he served as national Chair of the International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association and of the Arms Control and International Studies Section of the American Political Science Association. He was a frequent lecturer as professional military education schools and conferences sponsored by organizations such as the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Snow has published over 60 academic books and monographs on international relations, foreign and national security topics for a variety of publishers. His most recent books include National Security, seventh edition (2020), The Middle East and American National Security (2021), and Cases in International Relations, ninth edition (2022). He resides with his wife on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and has a son and three grandchildren who live nearby.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: National Interests and American Involvement in the Middle East
Chapter 2: The Contentious Middle East
Chapter 3: The Special Relationship: Israel
Chapter 4: The Tragedy and Dilemma of Stateless Peoples: Palestine
Chapter 5: The Tragic Fate of Stateless People II: Kurdistan
Chapter 6: The Syrian Pivot After the Civil War
Chapter 7: The Chaotic Shiite Crescent: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon
Chapter 8: The Mini-Cold War Struggle: Iran and Saudi Arabia
Chapter 9: The Forever Wars: Iraq and Afghanistan
Chapter 10: Navigating the Geopolitical Spider's Web
Chapter 11: Challenges for the New Administration