TY  - BOOK
AU  - Akbarzadeh,Shahram
TI  - America's challenges in the greater Middle East: the Obama Administration's policies 
SN  - 9780230112773 (hardback)
AV  - DS63.2.U5 A823 2011
U1  - 327.73056 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
N1  - 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
N2  - "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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