ABSTRACT

This volume addresses the changes in the Middle East—and in the United States as well—that has significantly affected the US-Middle Eastern dynamic. It provides an objective, cross-cultural assessment of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

chapter 101|11 pages

Introduction

part 1|162 pages

From Idealism to Realism

chapter 2|22 pages

The “Ambassador for the Arabs”

The Locke Mission and the Unmaking of US Development Diplomacy in the Near East, 1952–1953

chapter 4|9 pages

The Mussadiq Era in Iran, 1951–1953

A Contemporary Diplomat’s View

chapter 6|21 pages

The Perils of Ambiguity

The United States and the Baghdad Pact

chapter 7|17 pages

The 1957 American-Syrian Crisis

Globalist Policy in a Regional Reality

part 2|119 pages

Arab-Israeli War and Peace

chapter 11|20 pages

The 1967 Arab-Israeli War

US Actions and Arab Perceptions

chapter 12|23 pages

Flawed Strategies and Missed Signals

Crisis Bargaining Between the Superpowers, October 1973

chapter 13|24 pages

The United States and Israel

The Nature of a Special Relationship

chapter 14|18 pages

From Madrid and Oslo to Camp David

The United States and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1991–2001

part 3|244 pages

Allies and Enemies in the Gulf and Beyond

chapter 17|17 pages

The United States in the Persian Gulf

From Twin Pillars to Dual Containment

chapter 18|15 pages

From “Over the Horizon” to “Into the Backyard”

The US-Saudi Relationship in the Gulf

chapter 19|20 pages

The Iraq War of 2003

Why Did the United States Decide to Invade?

chapter 20|15 pages

What Went Wrong in Iraq?

chapter 21|18 pages

The Push and Pull of Strategic Cooperation

The US Relationship with Turkey in the Middle East

chapter 22|22 pages

The United States and Afghanistan

From Marginality to Strategic Concern

chapter 26|16 pages

US Relations with al-Qa’ida

chapter 28|38 pages

The United States and the Arab Spring

Threats and Opportunities in a Revolutionary Era