The United States and Iran : Sanctions, Wars and the Policy of Dual Containment

ISBN-13: 9780415612692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011

Sasan Fayazmanesh;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

This is an analysis of the development of US 'dual containment' policy towards Iran and Iraq with special reference to the former. It covers the period from the early 1980s onwards and will give readers a better understanding of the US role in the Gulf region.

Recenzje

'Fayazmanesh has done an admirable job of examining the origin of the US policy dual containment. Recommended. All readership levels.' - K.M.Zaarour, Shaw University, Choice, June 2009

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. On the Origins of the Dual Containment Policy  3. The Dual Containment Policy in the 1980s  4. Israel and the Dual Containment Policy  5. The Clinton Years and the Dual Containment Policy  6. The 'Neoconservatives', Dual Rollback and Israel  8. Paving the Road to the UN Security Council  9. Iran is Referred to the Security Council  10. On the Road to UN Sanctions  11. Success at Last, UN Sanctions Imposed on Iran  12. Conclusion

O autorze

Sasan Fayazmanesh is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Middle East Studies Project at California State University, Fresno, USA.  His current areas of research include the political economy of the Middle East and monetary history and theory.