America's challenges in the greater Middle East : the Obama Administration's policies /
edited by Shahram Akbarzadeh.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011.
- vi, 276 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Obama in the Middle East: failure to bring change / Iraq: policies, politics, and the art of the possible / Saudi Arabia: a controversial partnership / GCC states under the Obama administration / Egypt: from stagnation to revolution / The Maghreb: strategic interests / Somalia: unwanted legacy, unhappy options / Iran: from engagement to containment / Afghanistan: grim prospects? / Central Asia: pragmatism in action / Turkey: a neglected partner / Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Charles W. Dunne -- Thomas Lippman -- Christian Koch -- Michele Dunne -- Beverley Milton-Edwards -- Yahia H. Zoubir -- Ken Menkhaus -- Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Touqir Hussain -- William Maley -- Luca Anceschi and Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Paul A. Williams. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Israel and the Palestinian authority: resigning to status quo / 7. 8. 8. 10 Pakistan: a new beginning? / 11. 12. 13.
"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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