The Persian Gulf and the West (RLE Iran A).

This volume provides a broadly comparative and historical re-examination of the fundamental strategic dilemmas that confront the Western world in the Persian Gulf region. This systematic study of how the West has defined and dealt with its security interests in this region reveals three central stra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kupchan, Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge Library Editions: Iran.
Temas:
United States. > Central Command.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States. > Central Command
Military policy.
National security > Persian Gulf Region.
Europe > Military policy.
United States > Military policy.
United States. Central Command.
Politique militaire.
Military policy
National security
Europe > Politique militaire.
Europe
Persian Gulf Region
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume provides a broadly comparative and historical re-examination of the fundamental strategic dilemmas that confront the Western world in the Persian Gulf region. This systematic study of how the West has defined and dealt with its security interests in this region reveals three central strategic dilemmas: strategy versus capability, globalism versus regionalism, and unilateralism versus collectivism. The first part of the book focuses on US policy with particular emphasis on the Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The author explains why there has been a per.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages).
ISBN:9780203832127
0203832124

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