ABSTRACT
Divided into three sections, the Handbook of US-Middle East Relations provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of contemporary US-Middle East relations in historical perspective. With chapters contributed by leading experts in the field, this Handbook will be of use to academics, students and researchers in international relations, policy analysts, media professionals and government officials.
Part I: Factors Affecting US Relations contains essays including Globalization, Energy Security, Wars and Revolution, Peace Processes, US Foreign Aid Policy to the Middle East, and US Relations with Islamic Groups in the Middle East.
Part II: Perceptions of US Relations contains essays on how US policies are viewed, including The View from the Arab Street, The View from Palestine, The View from Pakistan and The View from Kurdistan.
Part III: US Relations at the Country Level comprise essays detailing relations between the USA and countries and areas in the Middle East and North Africa, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Algeria and Bahrain.
A comprehensive index completes the volume.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|164 pages
Overview/setting
chapter 13|13 pages
US economic and governance reform efforts in the Middle East
part II|52 pages
Perceptions
part III|296 pages
Country studies
part |77 pages
North Africa
part |80 pages
The Levant
chapter 25|19 pages
Missed opportunities
chapter 27|19 pages
Who lost the Middle East?
part |90 pages
The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries
chapter 33|15 pages
Kuwait–US relationship—a small state alliance with the major power
part |47 pages
Iraq, Iran, Yemen