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America's challenges in the greater Middle East : the Obama Administration's policies / edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh.

Contributor(s): Akbarzadeh, ShahramMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011Edition: 1st edDescription: vi, 276 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780230112773 (hardback); 0230112773 (hardback)Subject(s): Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle EastDDC classification: 327.73056 LOC classification: DS63.2.U5 | A823 2011Other classification: POL011000 | POL033000 | POL040000

Contents:

Obama in the Middle East: failure to bring change / Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Iraq: policies, politics, and the art of the possible / Charles W. Dunne -- Saudi Arabia: a controversial partnership / Thomas Lippman -- GCC states under the Obama administration / Christian Koch -- Egypt: from stagnation to revolution / Michele Dunne -- Beverley Milton-Edwards -- The Maghreb: strategic interests / Yahia H. Zoubir -- Somalia: unwanted legacy, unhappy options / Ken Menkhaus -- Iran: from engagement to containment / Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Touqir Hussain -- Afghanistan: grim prospects? / William Maley -- Central Asia: pragmatism in action / Luca Anceschi and Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Turkey: a neglected partner / Paul A. Williams.

Summary: "The Middle East has been the centerpiece of American foreign policy for decades. As President Barack Obama faces continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nuclear debate in Iran and the ever-present Israeli-Palestinian conflict the future of this region is once again firmly in the international spotlight. America's Challenges in the Greater Middle East charts U.S. policy towards key Middle Eastern states and evaluates the impact of the current Administration's policies. This edited volume brings together scholarly opinion from a diverse range of world-recognized experts and is the definitive text on the Obama Administration's engagement with this volatile, yet politically vital, part of the world"--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current location	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)	Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)	NFIC	General Stacks	327.73056 AME 2011 (Browse shelf)	Available		CIPS0001155

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Obama in the Middle East: failure to bring change / Shahram Akbarzadeh -- 2. Iraq: policies, politics, and the art of the possible / Charles W. Dunne -- 3. Saudi Arabia: a controversial partnership / Thomas Lippman -- 4. GCC states under the Obama administration / Christian Koch -- 5. Egypt: from stagnation to revolution / Michele Dunne -- 6. Israel and the Palestinian authority: resigning to status quo / Beverley Milton-Edwards -- 7. The Maghreb: strategic interests / Yahia H. Zoubir -- 8. Somalia: unwanted legacy, unhappy options / Ken Menkhaus -- 8. Iran: from engagement to containment / Shahram Akbarzadeh -- 10 Pakistan: a new beginning? / Touqir Hussain -- 11. Afghanistan: grim prospects? / William Maley -- 12. Central Asia: pragmatism in action / Luca Anceschi and Shahram Akbarzadeh -- 13. Turkey: a neglected partner / Paul A. Williams.

"The Middle East has been the centerpiece of American foreign policy for decades. As President Barack Obama faces continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nuclear debate in Iran and the ever-present Israeli-Palestinian conflict the future of this region is once again firmly in the international spotlight. America's Challenges in the Greater Middle East charts U.S. policy towards key Middle Eastern states and evaluates the impact of the current Administration's policies. This edited volume brings together scholarly opinion from a diverse range of world-recognized experts and is the definitive text on the Obama Administration's engagement with this volatile, yet politically vital, part of the world"--Provided by publisher.

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