America And The Persian Gulf

This study examines how the Iranian revolution, the war in Afghanistan, the Iran-Iraq war and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait affected American security in the Persian Gulf. It shows how regional conflicts in the Middle East made the US better able to protect its own security interests in the area. Review: ?One of the reason this book has special appeal is that it combines major theoretical perspectives with a full empirical study of the Persian Gulf.

The author's research is well documented and includes extensive use of offical government documents, as well as secondary source material. Reader will find this bokk a valuable contribution to the literatures on U.S. Forigen policy, strategic, interaction in the Persian gulf, and international relations theory.?-Perspectives on Political Science