US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East - 9780367595333

Taylor & Francis

US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle EastThe Realpolitik of Deceit\nAuthor(s): Bernd Kaussler, Glenn P. Hastedt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367595333, 978-0367595333\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a realist critique of US foreign policy towards the Middle East in the past decade. \n\nIt critically examines four core foundations of contemporary US Middle East policy: US relations with Saudi Arabia after the Arab Spring; US diplomacy towards Iran and the Obama administrations policy of engagement; the road to, and aftermath of, the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq; and US policy towards nuclear-armed Israel. Because of a closely guarded bipartisan consensus, these four core foundations of contemporary US Middle East policy have largely evaded public criticism and scrutiny. This book argues that US strategy towards the Middle East has rarely been guided by order, stability and the national interest. Rather, successiv.