Us Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: The Realpolitik of Deceit

ISBN-13: 9780367595333 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 192 str.

Bernd Kaussler; Glenn P. Hastedt

Opis

This book offers a realist critique of US foreign policy toward the Middle East in the last decade. 

Spis treści

Introduction: Foreign Policy Lies and Middle East Security

1. The Nuclear Lie: The US and Israel’s nuclear weapons program

2. Liberal Lies: The alliance with Saudi Arabia:

3. A decade of total war: Iraq, Syria and Libya

4. Engagement with Iran: Shedding the ‘Iranian Myth’

Conclusion: The Realpolitik of Deceit

O autorze

Bernd Kaussler is Associate Professor of Political Science at James Madison University, USA, and author of Iran’s Nuclear Diplomacy: Power Politics and Conflict Resolution (Routledge, 2013).

Glenn P. Hastedt is Professor and Chair of the Justice Studies Department at James Madison University, USA, and author of American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, Future, 11th edition (2016).