America's challenges in the greater Middle East [electronic resource] : the Obama Administration's policies / edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh.
Barack Obama has faced many challenges in reversing U.S. policy on the Middle East. This book highlights points of resistance to Obama's efforts regarding U.S. foreign policy and what lessons may be learned from this experience for the remainder of his presidency and his potential second term i...
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Full Text (via Springer) |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
©2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Barack Obama has faced many challenges in reversing U.S. policy on the Middle East. This book highlights points of resistance to Obama's efforts regarding U.S. foreign policy and what lessons may be learned from this experience for the remainder of his presidency and his potential second term in office. "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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 276 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230119598 023011959X 9780230112773 0230112773 9781349294695 1349294691 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |