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US Foreign Policy and the Gulf Wars: Decision-making and International Relations
Ahmed Ijaz Malik
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Hardback. Since the implications of the US military presence in the Middle East are so central to the study of International Relations and Security Studies, this book will be invaluable for specialists in these disciplines, as well as for those interested in policy formation and the wider Middle East. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBWS3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 30. Weight in Grams: 528.
The US-led coalition which launched an invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003 led to a decade-long military presence in the country. In the run-up to that invasion, many comparisons were made with the 1991 Gulf War. Ahmed Ijaz Malik takes these two instances of military intervention by Republican US governments to highlight how the official discourse of leaders and decision-makers has an impact on foreign policy and its results. By taking these two examples, he examines how discourse affects real events, and the extent to which the legacy of the Cold War has influenced the decisions which are made ... Read more
The US-led coalition which launched an invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003 led to a decade-long military presence in the country. In the run-up to that invasion, many comparisons were made with the 1991 Gulf War. Ahmed Ijaz Malik takes these two instances of military intervention by Republican US governments to highlight how the official discourse of leaders and decision-makers has an impact on foreign policy and its results. By taking these two examples, he examines how discourse affects real events, and the extent to which the legacy of the Cold War has influenced the decisions which are made ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Library of International Relations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780768359
SKU
V9781780768359
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About Ahmed Ijaz Malik
Ahmed Ijaz Malik holds a PhD in International Relations from SOAS, University of London, UK. He is currently Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
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