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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
part 2|119 pages
Arab-Israeli War and Peace
chapter 12|23 pages
Flawed Strategies and Missed Signals
Crisis Bargaining Between the Superpowers, October 1973
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 18|15 pages
From “Over the Horizon” to “Into the Backyard”
The US-Saudi Relationship in the Gulf
chapter 21|18 pages
The Push and Pull of Strategic Cooperation
The US Relationship with Turkey in the Middle East
chapter 28|38 pages
The United States and the Arab Spring
Threats and Opportunities in a Revolutionary Era
