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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; The Persian Gulf and the West; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. The setting, 1946-1973; Chapter Three. The October war and its aftermath; Chapter Four. Iran, Afghanistan, and the evolution of the Carter doctrine; Chapter Five. The rapid deployment force: planning, strategy, operational requirements; Chapter Six. U.S. power in the Gulf: military strategy and regional politics; Chapter Seven. The western alliance and middle east policy: attempts at cooperation; Chapter Eight. The out
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  • area problem for NATO.
  • Chapter Nine. The dilemmas of Persian Gulf securityBibliography; Index.

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