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ISBN-10: 0044970587
ISBN-13: 9780044970583
Edition: 1987
Authors: Charles A. Kupchan

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Seller notes: xiv, [2], 254 pages. Maps. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Name of previous owner present. "X' on fep. Minor edge soiling. After a brief historical look at the region (1946-1973), the author examines the 1970s and 1980s: the Arab-Israeli October War; Iran, Afghanistan and the evolution of the [Jimmy] Carter Doctrine; the rapid deployment force (planning, strategy, operational requirements); U.S. power in the Gulf (military strategy, regional politics); the Western alliance and Middle East policy (attempts at cooperation); the out-of-area problem for NATO; and the dilemmas of Persian Gulf security. Dr. Kupchan is senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also professor of international affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University. From 2014 to 2017 Kupchan served as special assistant to the president and senior director for European Affairs on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC). He was also director for European Affairs on the NSC during the first Clinton administration. Before joining the Clinton NSC, he worked in the U.S. Department of State on the Policy Planning Staff. He is the author of No One's World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn (2012), How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace (2010), The End of the American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-first Century (2002), Power in Transition: The Peaceful Change of International Order (2001), Atlantic Security: Contending Visions (1998), Nationalism and Nationalities in the New Europe (1995), The Vulnerability of Empire (1994), The Persian Gulf and the West (1987), and numerous articles on international and strategic affairs. Kupchan received a BA from Harvard University and MPhil and DPhil degrees from Oxford University.

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Seller: Alibris Marketplace (73% rating)
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Seller notes: xiv, [2], 254 pages. Maps. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Name of previous owner present. "X' on fep. Minor edge soiling. After a brief historical look at the region (1946-1973), the author examines the 1970s and 1980s: the Arab-Israeli October War; Iran, Afghanistan and the evolution of the [Jimmy] Carter Doctrine; the rapid deployment force (planning, strategy, operational requirements); U.S. power in the Gulf (military strategy, regional politics); the Western alliance and Middle East policy (attempts at cooperation); the out-of-area problem for NATO; and the dilemmas of Persian Gulf security. Dr. Kupchan is senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also professor of international affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University. From 2014 to 2017 Kupchan served as special assistant to the president and senior director for European Affairs on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC). He was also director for European Affairs on the NSC during the first Clinton administration. Before joining the Clinton NSC, he worked in the U.S. Department of State on the Policy Planning Staff. He is the author of No One's World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn (2012), How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace (2010), The End of the American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-first Century (2002), Power in Transition: The Peaceful Change of International Order (2001), Atlantic Security: Contending Visions (1998), Nationalism and Nationalities in the New Europe (1995), The Vulnerability of Empire (1994), The Persian Gulf and the West (1987), and numerous articles on international and strategic affairs. Kupchan received a BA from Harvard University and MPhil and DPhil degrees from Oxford University.

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Seller: Alibris Marketplace (73% rating)
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Seller notes: Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.